Michigan's 12th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 12th congressional district.

Michigan's 12th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Kimberly Edwards D – Eastpointe
Demographics	66.0%  White 24.6%  Black 4.1%  Hispanic 1.3%  Asian 0.6% Other 3.4 [1] % Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	92,566 [2]

Michigan's 12th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 12th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Macomb and Wayne counties. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
George H. Edwards		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	[5]
William B. Fitzgerald Jr.		Democratic	1973–1974	Detroit	[6]
Dennis Hertel		Democratic	1975–1980	Detroit	[7]
Curtis Hertel		Democratic	1981–1992	Detroit	[8]
Alma G. Stallworth		Democratic	1993–1996	Detroit	[9]
Keith B. Stallworth		Democratic	1997–2002	Detroit	[10]
Steve Tobocman		Democratic	2003–2008	Detroit	[11]
Rashida Tlaib		Democratic	2009–2012	Detroit	[12]
Doug Geiss		Democratic	2013–2014	Taylor	[13]
Erika Geiss		Democratic	2015–2018	Taylor	[14]
Alex Garza		Democratic	2019–2022	Taylor	[15]
Kimberly Edwards		Democratic	2023–present	Eastpointe	[16]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Garza	21,099	66.63
	Republican	Michelle Bailey	10,567	33.37
Total votes			31,666
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erika Geiss	24,716	67.11%
	Republican	Erik Soderquist	12,112	32.89%
Total votes			36,828	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erika Geiss	15,334	69.61
	Republican	Kelly Thompson	6,696	30.39
Total votes			22,030	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Geiss	28,498	75.21
	Republican	Joanne Michalik	9,395	24.79
Total votes			37,893	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rashida Tlaib	6,975	91.96
	Republican	Darrin Daigle	610	8.04
Total votes			7,585	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rashida Tlaib	14,176	90.03
	Republican	Darrin Daigle	1,569	9.97
Total votes			15,745	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Wayne County (part) Romulus Taylor Van Buren Township (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	[28]

References

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