Michigan's 6th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 6th congressional district.

Michigan's 6th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Natalie Price D – Berkley
Demographics	36%  White 57%  Black 2%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	95,256
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 6th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 6th 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 and the Cities of Ecorse and River Rouge. ^[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	Legislature	Residence	Notes
Robert D. Mahoney		Democratic [4]	1965–72	80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Detroit [5]	Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district [6]
Morris Hood, Jr.		Democratic	1973–92	84th 85th 86th	Detroit [7]	Redistricted from the 21st district in 1972 [8] and to the 11th district in 1992 [9]
David S. Points		Democratic	1993–94	87th	Detroit [10]
Martha Scott		Democratic	1995–2000	88th 89th 90th	Detroit [11]	Term limited
Bill McConico		Democratic	2001–02	91st	Detroit [12]	Redistricted to the 5th district [13]
Marsha Cheeks		Democratic	2003–08	92nd 93rd 94th	Detroit [14]	Term limited
Fred Durhal, Jr.		Democratic	2009–12	95th 96th	Detroit [15]	Redistricted to the 5th district [16]
Rashida Tlaib		Democratic	2013–14	97th	Detroit [17]	Redistricted from the 12th district [18]
Stephanie Chang		Democratic	2015–18	98th 99th	Detroit [19]
Tyrone Carter		Democratic	2019–22	100th 101st	Detroit	[20]
Regina Weiss		Democratic	2023–24	102nd	Oak Park	[21]
Natalie Price		Democratic	2025–present	103rd	Berkley	Redistricted from the 5th district

District Boundaries

Years	County	Municipalities	Map	Notes
2013–2022	Wayne	Detroit (a strip running from the Lower East Side, through Downtown, to the Southwest Side and a portion of Boynton), River Rouge, Ecorse
2003–12	Wayne	Detroit (most of Downtown, some of the East Side)
1993–2002	Wayne	Detroit (a portion of the Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tyrone Carter	20,837	91.05
	Republican	Linda Sawyer	2,049	8.95
Total votes			22,886
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Chang	26,301	92.52
	Republican	Attie Pollard	2,125	7.48
Turnout			28,426
	Democratic hold		Swing

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephanie Chang	17,926	93.97
	Republican	Tairia Bridges	1,149	6.02
	Democratic Write-in	Donnie MaLone	1	0.01
Turnout			19,076
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rashida Tlaib	28,794	92.19
	Republican	Darrin Daigle	1,588	5.08
	Green	Elena M. Herrada	853	2.73
Turnout			31,235
	Democratic hold		Swing

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Durhal, Jr.	14,328	96.21
	Republican	Robert O. Midgett	519	3.49
	Write-In	Cynthia A. Johnson	45	0.30
Turnout			14,892
	Democratic hold		Swing

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred Durhal, Jr.	28,156	100.00
Turnout			28,156
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "State House District 6, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Michigan State House District 6: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 31, 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. 205.
5. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971–1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 223.
6. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1963–1964. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 204.
7. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1991–1992. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 169.
8. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971–1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 223.
9. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993–1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
10. Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993–1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
11. "House of Representatives, 1999–2000" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
12. "House of Representatives, 2001–2002" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
13. "House of Representatives, 2005–2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
14. "House of Representatives, 2007–2008" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
15. "House of Representatives, 2011–2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
16. "House of Representatives, 2013–2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
17. "House of Representatives, 2013–2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
18. "House of Representatives, 2011–2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
19. "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
20. "Legislator Details - Tyrone Carter". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
21. "Legislator Details - Regina Weiss". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.