Michigan's 31st House of Representatives district

Michigan's 31st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Reggie Miller D – Van Buren Township
Demographics	75%  White 14%  Black 4%  Hispanic 1%  Asian
Population (2022)	92,237
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 31st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 31st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, 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
Lucille H. McCollough		Democratic	1965–1982	Dearborn	[4]
William J. Runco		Republican	1983–1986	Dearborn	[5]
Agnes Dobronski		Democratic	1987–1988	Dearborn	[6]
William J. Runco		Republican	1989–1990	Dearborn	[5] [7]
Agnes Dobronski		Democratic	1991–1992	Dearborn	[6]
Sharon L. Gire		Democratic	1993–1998	Clinton Township	[8]
Paul Gieleghem		Democratic	1999–2004	Clinton Township	[9]
Fred Miller		Democratic	2005–2010	Mount Clemens	[10]
Marilyn Lane		Democratic	2011–2016	Fraser	[11]
William Sowerby		Democratic	2017–2022	Clinton Township	[12]
Reggie Miller		Democratic	2023–present	Van Buren Township	[13]

Recent Elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Sowerby	26,202	56.27
	Republican	Lisa Valerio-Nowc	20,364	43.73
Total votes			46,566	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Sowerby	20,791	59.89
	Republican	Lisa Valerio-Nowc	13,925	40.11
Total votes			34,716	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Sowerby	22,735	56.16
	Republican	Lisa Valerio	15,743	38.89
	Libertarian	Mike Saliba	2,007	4.96
Total votes			40,485	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Lane	15,769	61.07
	Republican	Phil Rode	10,054	38.93
Total votes			25,823	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Lane	24,443	61.74
	Republican	Lynn Evans	13,404	33.86
	Libertarian	James Miller	1,742	4.40
Total votes			39,589	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Lane	12,710	53.89
	Republican	Daniel Tollis	10,874	46.11
Total votes			23,584	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred Miller	26,404	66.1
	Republican	Daniel Tollis	12,277	30.74
	Libertarian	James Miller	1,263	3.16
Total votes			39,944	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[21]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Wayne County (part) Dearborn	1982 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Macomb County (part) Clinton Township (part) Fraser Mount Clemens	1992 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Macomb County (part) Clinton Township (part) Fraser (part) Mount Clemens	2001 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Macomb County (part) Clinton Township (part) Fraser Mount Clemens	2011 Apportionment Plan	[26]

References

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