Michigan's 15th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 15th congressional district.

Michigan's 15th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Erin Byrnes D – Dearborn
Demographics	84%  White 6%  Black 5%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,645
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 15th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 15th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County. ^[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
Jack Faxon		Democratic	1965–1970	Detroit	[4]
Alma G. Stallworth		Democratic	1971–1972	Detroit	[5]
James Bradley		Democratic	1973–1974	Detroit	Resigned to become Detroit city clerk. [6] [7]
Joseph F. Young Sr.		Democratic	1974–1978	Detroit	[8] [9]
Joseph F. Young Jr.		Democratic	1979–1992	Detroit	[10]
Agnes Dobronski		Democratic	1993–1998	Dearborn	[11]
Gary Woronchak		Republican	1999–2004	Dearborn	[12]
Gino Polidori		Democratic	2005–2010	Dearborn	[13]
George Darany		Democratic	2011–2016	Dearborn	[14]
Abdullah Hammoud		Democratic	2017–2021	Dearborn	Resigned to become mayor of Dearborn. [15] [16]
Jeffrey Pepper		Democratic	2022	Dearborn	[17] [16]
Erin Byrnes		Democratic	2023–present	Dearborn	[18]

Recent elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abdullah Hammoud (incumbent)	28,362	70.49
	Republican	Darrell Stasik	10,906	27.10
	Working Class	Larry Darnell Betts	970	2.41
Total votes			40,238	100.0

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abdullah Hammoud	20,631	68.60
	Republican	Doug Mitchell	9,445	31.40
Total votes			30,076
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abdullah Hammoud	21,739	61.77%
	Republican	Terrance Guido Gerin	13,452	38.23%
Total votes			35,191	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Darany	15,009	67.53
	Republican	Johnnie Salemassi	7,216	32.47
Total votes			22,225	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Darany	26,465	75.04
	Republican	Priscilla Parness	8,804	24.96
Total votes			35,269	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Darany	12,408	52.5
	Republican	Suzanne Sareini	10,220	43.24
	Constitution	Daryl Smith	1,007	4.26
Total votes			23,635	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gino Polidori	28,606	77.53
	Republican	Scott Saionz	8,292	22.47
Total votes			36,898	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

References

1. "State House District 15, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan . Retrieved October 17, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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7. "Democrats Win Victories To Restore Senate Balance". Kalamazoo Gazette . March 20, 1974. p. 3. Retrieved November 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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16. "Q&A with Jeff Pepper, special election candidate for the State House in the 15th District". Arab American News. January 30, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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18. "Legislator Details - Erin Byrnes". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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31. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.