Michigan's 38th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 38th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Joey Andrews D – St. Joseph
Demographics	74.8%  White 5.6%  Black 3.5%  Hispanic 13.8%  Asian 0.4% Other 1.9 [1] % Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	97,688 [2]

Michigan's 38th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 38th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Allegan, Berrien, and Van Buren 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]

History

The district was an ultra-marginal seat after the 2018 elections, with Representative Crawford winning re-election by just 588 votes. ^[5]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Edward E. Mahalak		Democratic	1965–1982	Romulus	[6]
Justine Barns		Democratic	1983–1992	Westland	[7]
Bill Bullard Jr.		Republican	1993–1996	Milford Township	Resigned on June 7. [8]
Nancy Cassis		Republican	1996–2002	Novi	[9]
Craig DeRoche		Republican	2003–2008	Novi	[10]
Hugh Crawford		Republican	2009–2014	Novi	[11]
Kathy Crawford		Republican	2015–2020	Novi	[12]
Kelly Breen		Democratic	2021–2022	Novi	[13]
Joey Andrews		Democratic	2023–present	St. Joseph	[14]

Recent Elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kelly Breen	31,217	51.62
	Republican	Chase Turner	29,263	48.38
Total votes			60,480	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Crawford	22,474	49.44
	Democratic	Kelly A. Breen	21,886	48.14
	Libertarian	Brian R. Wright	1,100	2.42
Total votes			45,460	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Crawford	28,205	57.66
	Democratic	Amy McCusker	20,711	42.34
Total votes			48,916	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Crawford	19,232	62.57
	Democratic	Jasper Catanzaro	11,507	37.43
Total votes			30,739	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Crawford	26,460	59.20
	Democratic	Chuck Tindall	18,235	40.80
Total votes			44,695	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Crawford	22,870	67.53
	Democratic	Jeffrey Gedeon	10,998	32.47
Total votes			33,868	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Crawford	27,110	57.5
	Democratic	Chuck Tindall	20,037	42.5
Total votes			47,147	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Monroe County (part) Ash Township Berlin Township Dundee Township Exeter Township Ida Township London Township Milan Township Raisinville Township Summerfield Township Wayne County (part) Belleville Huron Township Romulus Township Sumpter Township Van Buren Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Monroe County (part) Excluding Bedford Township Erie Township Frenchtown Township (part) La Salle Township Luna Pier Milan (part) Monroe Monroe Township Wayne County (part) Huron Township Romulus Township (part) Sumpter Township Taylor (part) Wayne (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Wayne County (part) Westland (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Oakland County (part) Lyon Township Milford Township Northville Novi Novi Township South Lyon Walled Lake Wixom	1992 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Oakland County (part) Lyon Township Northville (part) Novi Novi Township South Lyon Walled Lake Wixom	2001 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Oakland County (part) Lyon Township Northville (part) Novi Novi Township South Lyon Walled Lake	2011 Apportionment Plan	[27]

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