Michigan's 86th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 86th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Nancy De Boer R – Holland
Demographics	67%  White 3%  Black 23%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,671
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 86th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 86th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives in parts of Allegan and Ottawa 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
Carl O. Little		Republican	1965–1968	Saginaw	[4]
Bert C. Brennan		Republican	1969–1972	Saginaw	[5]
Robert D. Young		Republican	1973–1974	Saginaw	[6]
Donald J. Albosta		Democratic	1975–1976	St. Charles	[7]
Lewis N. Dodak		Democratic	1977–1992	Birch Run	[8]
Alan Cropsey		Republican	1993–1998	DeWitt	[9]
Valde Garcia		Republican	1999–2001	St. Johns	Resigned to join the Michigan Senate. [10]
Scott Hummel		Republican	2001–2002	DeWitt	[11]
James L. Koetje		Republican	2003–2004	Walker	[12]
Dave Hildenbrand		Republican	2005–2010	Lowell	[13]
Lisa Lyons		Republican	2011–2016	Alto	[14]
Thomas Albert		Republican	2017–2022	Lowell	Lived in Belding until around 2019. [15]
Nancy De Boer		Republican	2023–present	Holland	[16]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy De Boer	27,711	56.1
	Democratic	Abby Klomparens	21,685	43.9
Total votes			49,396	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy De Boer	22,091	56.2
	Democratic	Larry Jackson	17,222	43.8
Total votes			39,313	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Albert	35,536	63.1
	Democratic	Sue Hayes	20,750	36.9
Total votes			56,286	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Albert	26,176	60.0
	Democratic	Lauren Taylor	16,026	36.7
	Independent	Sue Norman	1,425	3.3
Total votes			43,627	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Albert	28,617	59.8
	Democratic	Lynn Mason	16,516	34.5
	Green	Cliff Yankovich	1,461	3.1
	Libertarian	Bill Gelineau	1,265	2.6
Total votes			47,859	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Posthumus Lyons	20,273	65.8
	Democratic	Lynn Mason	10,518	34.2
Total votes			30,791	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Posthumus Lyons	30,715	70.2
	Democratic	Brian Bosak	13,021	29.8
Total votes			43,736	100
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Posthumus Lyons	25,943	70.2
	Democratic	Frank Hammond	10,996	29.8
Total votes			36,939	100
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hildenbrand	34,004	64.5
	Democratic	Melissa Casalina	17,135	32.5
	Libertarian	Patricia Steinport	1,565	3.0
Total votes			52,704	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Bay County (part) Hampton Township Merritt Township Portsmouth Township Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Bridgeport Township Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township (part) Spaulding Township St. Charles Township Taymouth Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Bay County (part) Bangor Township Hampton Township Merritt Township Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Bridgeport Township Buena Vista Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Maple Grove Township Spaulding Township Taymouth Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Clinton County (part) Bath Township Bengal Township Bingham Township Dallas Township DeWitt DeWitt Township Eagle Township Essex Township Greenbush Township Lebanon Township Olive Township Riley Township St. Johns Watertown Township Westphalia Township Ionia County (part) Danby Township Ionia (part) Ionia Township Lyons Township North Plains Township Orange Township Orleans Township Portland Portland Township Ronald Township Sebewa Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids (part) Grand Rapids Township Grattan Township Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township Walker	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Ionia County (part) Belding Berlin Township (part) Easton Township Ionia Ionia Township Orleans Township Otisco Township Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township Caledonia Township Cascade Township Grattan Township Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

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