Michigan's 10th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 10th congressional district.

Michigan's 10th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Veronica Paiz D – Harper Woods
Demographics	54%  White 39%  Black 2%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 1% Other 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,026
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 10th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 10th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Macomb and Wayne 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
David S. Holmes Jr.		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	[4]
Michael Novak		Democratic	1973–1976	Detroit	[5]
Virgil Clark Smith		Democratic	1977–1988	Detroit	Resigned when elected to Michigan Senate. [6]
Ted Wallace		Democratic	1988–1992	Detroit	[7]
Nelson W. Saunders		Democratic	1993–1996	Detroit	[8]
Buzz Thomas		Democratic	1997–2002	Detroit	[9]
Triette Reeves		Democratic	2003–2004	Detroit	[10]
Gabe Leland		Democratic	2005–2010	Detroit	[11]
Harvey Santana		Democratic	2011–2012	Detroit	[12]
Phil Cavanagh		Democratic	2013–2014	Redford Township	[13]
Leslie Love		Democratic	2015-2020	Detroit	[14]
Mary Cavanagh		Democratic	2021–2022	Redford Township	[15] [16]
Joe Tate		Democratic	2023–2025	Detroit	[17]
Veronica Paiz		Democratic	2025–present	Harper Woods	[18]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Love	27,868	84.78
	Republican	William Brang	4,393	13.36
	Libertarian	Jeremy Morgan	611	1.86
Total votes			32,872
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Love	32,787	81.62%
	Republican	William Brang	6,027	15.00%
	Libertarian	Jeremy Morgan	1,357	3.38%
Total votes			40,171	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Love	21,606	82.26
	Republican	Matthew Hauser	4,658	17.74
Total votes			26,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Cavanagh	36,190	86.43
	Republican	Jasmine Bridges	5,682	13.57
Total votes			41,872	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harvey Santana	14,000	93.99
	Republican	Jasmine Ford	895	6.01
Total votes			14,895	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabe Leland	27,644	94.81
	Constitution	Marc Sosnowski	1,513	5.19
Total votes			29,157	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Redford Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]

References

1. "State House District 10, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan . Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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7. "Legislator Details - Ted Wallace". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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