Michigan's 109th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 109th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Karl Bohnak R – Deerton
Demographics	89%  White 3%  Black 2%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2%  Native American 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,067
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 109th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 109th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Dickinson County, as well as all of Alger, Baraga, and Marquette counties. ^[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one. ^[3]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
James K. Constantini		Democratic	1965–1966	Iron Mountain	[4]
Jack Gingrass		Democratic	1967–1968	Iron Mountain
John D. Payant		Republican	1969–1972	Kingsford	[5]
Jack Gingrass		Democratic	1973–1984	Iron Mountain	[6]
Jim Connors		Republican	1985–1988	Iron Mountain	[7]
Bart Stupak		Democratic	1989–1990	Menominee	[8]
David Anthony		Democratic	1991–1992	Escanaba	[9]
Dominic J. Jacobetti		Democratic	1993–1994	Negaunee	Died in office after being re-elected in 1994. [10]
Michael Prusi		Democratic	1995–2000	National Mine	[11]
Stephen Adamini		Democratic	2001–2006	Marquette	[12]
Steve Lindberg		Democratic	2007–2012	Marquette	[13]
John Kivela		Democratic	2013–2017	Marquette	Died in office. [14]
Sara Cambensy		Democratic	2017–2022	Marquette	[15]
Jenn Hill		Democratic	2023–2024	Marquette	[16]
Karl Bohnak		Republican	2025–present	Deerton	[17] [18] [19]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Cambensy	21,669	58.09
	Republican	Melody Wagner	15,631	41.91
Total votes			37,300	100
	Democratic hold

2017 Michigan House of Representatives special election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Cambensy	11,721	56.7
	Republican	Rich Rossway	8,690	42.0
	Green	Wade Roberts	276	1.3
Total votes			20,687	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kivela	25,380	62.31%
	Republican	Kevin W. Pfister	13,892	34.11%
	Green	Wade Roberts	1,457	3.58%
Total votes			40,729	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kivela	18,378	65.67
	Republican	Pete Mackin	9,607	34.33
Total votes			27,985	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kivela	23,350	58.37
	Republican	Jack Hubbard	16,655	41.63
Total votes			40,005	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Lindberg	17,154	57.87
	Republican	John Brock	12,490	42.13
Total votes			29,644	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Lindberg	26,760	63.61
	Republican	Doreen Takalo	12,442	29.57
	Independent	Richard Hendricksen	2,870	6.82
Total votes			42,072	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Dickinson County Gogebic County (part) Marenisco Township Watersmeet Township Iron County Marquette County (part) Ely Township Humboldt Township Republic Township Tilden Township Menominee County	1964 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Alger County (part) Limestone Township Delta County (part) Excluding Baldwin Township Bay de Noc Township Ensign Township Fairbanks Township Garden Township Masonville Township Nahma Township Dickinson County Marquette County (part) Ewing Township Turin Township Wells Township Menominee County	1972 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Delta County Dickinson County Menominee County	1982 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Alger County Marquette County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Alger County Luce County Marquette County (part) Champion Township Chocolay Township Ely Township Ewing Township Forsyth Township Humboldt Township Ishpeming Ishpeming Township Marquette Marquette Township Michigamme Township Negaunee Negaunee Township Republic Township Richmond Township Sands Township Skandia Township Tilden Township Turin Township Wells Township West Branch Township Schoolcraft County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[31]
	Alger County Luce County Marquette County (part) Champion Township Chocolay Township Ely Township Ewing Township Forsyth Township Humboldt Township Ishpeming Marquette Marquette Township Michigamme Township Negaunee Negaunee Township Republic Township Richmond Township Sands Township Skandia Township Tilden Township Turin Township Wells Township West Branch Township Schoolcraft County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[32]

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