Michigan's 7th House of Representatives district

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Michigan's 7th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Tonya Myers Phillips
D – Detroit
Demographics27.8%  White
50.1%  Black
1.4%  Hispanic
14%  Asian
0.3%  Native American
0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.4% Other
4.9%  Multiracial
Population (2024)91,945
Notes [1]

Michigan's 7th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in Wayne County. [2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the reapportionment of state legislative districts from a county-based system to a proportional one following the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. Sims . [3] It is currently represented by Democrat Tonya Myers Phillips of Detroit.

Contents

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsResidenceNotes
Stephen Stopczynski Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Redistricted to the 19th district. [4]
Raymond W. Hood 1973–1982 Detroit Redistricted from the 14th district. [5]
Nelson W. Saunders1983–1992 Detroit Redistricted to the 10th district. [6]
Raymond M. Murphy 1993–1998 Detroit Redistricted from the 17th district; resigned November 1998 after being elected to the Michigan Senate. [7]
Hansen Clarke 1999–2002 Detroit Previously served in the 16th district. [8]
Virgil Smith Jr. 2003–2008 Detroit Term limited. [9]
Dr. James "Jimmy" Womack 2009–2012 Detroit [10]
Thomas F. Stallworth III 2013–2014 Detroit Redistricted from the 8th district. [11]
LaTanya Garrett 2015–2020 Detroit Term limited. [12]
Helena Scott 2021–2024 Detroit Redistricted to the 8th district. [13]
Tonya Myers Phillips 2025–present Detroit [14]

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [a] [15]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [b] [16]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [19] [20]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [21]
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Wayne County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [22]
Oakland County (part)

Wayne County (part)

2021 Apportionment Plan [c] [23]
Wayne County (part) Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024 [d] [2]

Recent elections

2020s

2026 Michigan House of Representatives election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tonya Myers Phillips (incumbent) 24,947 95.11
Republican Reginald Moorer1,2824.89
Total votes26,229 100
Democratic hold
2024 Michigan House of Representatives election [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tonya Myers Phillips 22,713 78.91
Republican Barry L. Altman4,33115.05
Working Class Linda Rayburn1,7406.05
Total votes28,784 100
Democratic hold
2022 Michigan House of Representatives election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helena Scott (incumbent) 34,427 100
Total votes34,427 100
Democratic hold
2020 Michigan House of Representatives election [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helena Scott 32,483 93.03
Working Class Kimberly Givens1,2243.51
Republican Ronald Cole7912.27
Green Anita Belle4201.2
Total votes34,918 100
Democratic hold

2010s

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic LaTanya Garrett (incumbent) 25,838 97.62
Republican Marcelis Turner6302.38
Total votes26,468 100
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic LaTanya Garrett (incumbent) 32,896 97.61
Republican Gina Alicia Barr8062.39
Total votes33,702 100
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic LaTanya Garrett 23,164 97.77
Republican David Bradley5282.23
Total votes23,692 100
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas F. Stallworth III 39,384 97.98
Republican Mark Ashley Price8132.02
Total votes40,197 100
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Womack (incumbent) 16,654 95.11
Republican Debra Duren5112.92
Green Derek M. Grigsby3451.97
Total votes17,510 100
Democratic hold

2000s

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Womack 29,845 95.69
Green Derek M. Grigsby1,3444.31
Total votes31,189 100
Democratic hold
2006 Michigan House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Virgil Smith (incumbent) 21,788 97.22
Green Derek M. Grigsby6222.78
Total votes22,410 100
Democratic hold
2004 Michigan House of Representatives election [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Virgil Smith (incumbent) 30,393 96.43
Republican Dolores Broderson1,1253.57
Total votes31,518 100
Democratic hold
2002 Michigan House of Representatives election [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Virgil Smith 21,165 96.11
Republican Dolores Broderson8573.89
Total votes22,022 100
Democratic hold
2000 Michigan House of Representatives election [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hansen Clarke (incumbent) 21,400 94.8
Republican Curtis R. Jacobson1,1755.2
Total votes22,575 100
Democratic hold

1990s

1998 Michigan House of Representatives election [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hansen Clarke 17,010 94.02
Republican Willie J. Cambell1,0815.98
Total votes18,091 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 7, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. 1 2 "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 7 - Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "In Re Apportionment of State Legislature (Mich. 1964)". Justia . Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - Stephen Stopczynski". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - Raymond W. Hood". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Nelson W. Saunders". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - Raymond M. Murphy". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Hansen Clarke". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Virgil Smith Jr.". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Dr. Jimmy (James) Womack". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - Thomas F. Stallworth III". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - LaTanya Garrett". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - Helena Scott". Library of Michigan . Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Tonya Meyers Phillips". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature . 1965. p. 383. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature . 1975. p. 462. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS: APPORTIONMENT AND DISTRICTING PLAN OF 1982" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . 1985. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  18. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS: Apportionment and Districting Plan of 1982" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . 1989. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  19. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS: APPORTIONMENT AND DISTRICTING PLAN OF 1992" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . 1993. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  20. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS (Apportionment Plan - 1992)" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . 1995. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  21. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . 2001. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  22. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 7 - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  23. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 7 - 2021 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
  24. ↑ "2026 Michigan Election Results (State General)". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved November 4, 2026.
  25. ↑ "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 20, 2026.
  26. ↑ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 20, 2026.
  27. ↑ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 20, 2026.
  28. ↑ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  29. ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  30. ↑ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  31. ↑ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  32. ↑ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  33. ↑ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  34. ↑ "2006 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  35. ↑ "2004 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  36. ↑ "2002 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  37. ↑ "2000 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  38. ↑ "1998 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State . Retrieved September 21, 2026.

Notes

  1. ↑ Referred to as the Austin-Kleiner plan.
  2. ↑ Referred to as the Hatcher-Kleiner plan.
  3. ↑ Referred to as the Hickory plan.
  4. ↑ Referred to as the Motown Sound FC E1 plan.
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