Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 5th congressional district.

Michigan's 5th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Regina Weiss D – Oak Park
Demographics	36%  White 56%  Black 2%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 1% Other 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	93,119
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 5th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Southwest Detroit. ^[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
E. D. O'Brien		Democratic	1965–72	Detroit [4]	Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district
George F. Montgomery Sr.		Democratic	1973–80	Detroit [5]
Teola Pearl Hunter		Democratic	1981–92	Detroit [6]	Resigned. [7]
Triette Reeves		Democratic	1992–1993	Detroit
Ted Wallace		Democratic	1993–98	Detroit [8]	Term limited
Ken Daniels		Democratic	1999–2002	Detroit	Redistricted to the 2nd district [9]
Bill McConico		Democratic	2003–06	Detroit [10]	Redistricted from the 6th district [11]
Bert Johnson		Democratic	2007–10	Highland Park [12]
John Olumba		Democratic	2011–12	Detroit [13]
Fred Durhal, Jr.		Democratic	2013–14	Detroit [14]	Redistricted from the 6th district [15]
Fred Durhal III		Democratic	2015–19	Detroit [16]
Cynthia A. Johnson		Democratic	2019–22	Detroit	[17]
Natalie Price		Democratic	2023–24	Berkley	[18]
Regina Weiss		Democratic	2025–present	Oak Park	Redistricted from the 6th district

District Boundaries

Years	County	Municipalities	Map	Notes
2013–present	Wayne	Detroit (Southwest Side and some of the West Side)
2003-12	Wayne	Detroit (Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck
1993-2002	Wayne	Detroit (Upper East Side)
2011-2022	Wayne	Detroit (part)		[19]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Cynthia A. Johnson	12,838	94.38
	Republican	Dorothy Patterson	764	5.62
Total votes			13,602
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Durhal III	17,832	92.51
	Republican	Dorothy Patterson	1,444	7.49
Turnout			19,276
	Democratic hold		Swing

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Durhal III	11,796	94.41
	Republican	Dorothy Patterson	645	5.16
	Democratic Write-in	Tonya Renay Wells	3	0.02
	Write-In	Cynthia A. Johnson	50	0.40
Turnout			12,494
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Durhal, Jr.	22,996	94.21
	Republican	Samuel R. Rodriguez	1,413	5.79
Turnout			24,409
	Democratic hold		Swing

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Olumba	11,763	89.91
	Republican	Jermain Lee Jones	779	5.95
	Democratic	Muhammad Alim	541	4.14
Turnout			13,083
	Democratic hold		Swing

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bert Johnson	25,595	100.00
Turnout			25,595
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "State House District 5, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Michigan State House District 5: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
4. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971-1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 207.
5. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1973-1974. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 197.
6. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1981-1982. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 124.
7. "Dodak chides Engler for delay in setting vote for vacant seat". The Grand Rapids Press . February 25, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993-1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
9. "House of Representatives, 2003-2004" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
10. "House of Representatives, 2005-2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
11. "House of Representatives, 2001-2002" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
12. "House of Representatives, 2009-2010" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
13. "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
14. "House of Representatives, 2011-2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
15. "House of Representatives, 2013-2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
16. "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
17. "Legislator Details - Cynthia A. Johnson". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
18. "Legislator Details - Natalie Price". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
19. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 5" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.