Michigan's 88th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 88th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Greg VanWoerkom R – Norton Shores
Demographics	89%  White 1%  Black 4%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	91,361
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 88th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 88th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Muskegon 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
Lester J. Allen		Republican	1965–1968	Ithaca	[4]
Richard J. Allen		Republican	1969–1972	Ithaca	[5]
Stanley M. Powell		Republican	1973–1978	Ionia	[6]
Alan Cropsey		Republican	1979–1982	DeWitt	[7]
Robert G. Bender		Republican	1983–1992	Middleville	[8]
Paul Hillegonds		Republican	1993–1996	Holland	[9]
Patricia L. Birkholz		Republican	1997–2002	Saugatuck	[10]
Fulton Sheen		Republican	2003–2008	Plainwell	[11]
Robert Genetski		Republican	2009–2012	Saugatuck	[12]
Roger Victory		Republican	2013–2018	Hudsonville	[13]
Luke Meerman		Republican	2019–2022	Coopersville	[14]
Greg VanWoerkom		Republican	2023–present	Norton Shores	[15]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg VanWoerkom	33,591	57.0
	Democratic	Tim Meyer	25,367	43.0
Total votes			58,958	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg VanWoerkom	27,448	56.3
	Democratic	Christine Baker	20,416	41.9
	Libertarian	Marv Bolthouse	886	1.8
Total votes			48,750	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Meerman	38,841	72.2
	Democratic	Franklin Cornielle	14,946	27.8
Total votes			53,787	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Meerman	28,593	71.0
	Democratic	Heidi A. Zuniga	11,667	29.0
Total votes			40,260	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Victory	34,356	75.1
	Democratic	Kim Nagy	11,410	24.9
Total votes			45,766	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Victory	22,788	79.8
	Democratic	Janice Gwasdacus	5,761	20.2
Total votes			28,549	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Victory	32,053	86.9
	Libertarian	Michael Perry	4,843	13.1
Total votes			36,896	100
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Genetski	23,518	73.7
	Democratic	Randy Thompson	8,389	26.3
Total votes			31,907	100
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Genetski	29,064	61.6
	Democratic	Tom Clark	18,119	38.4
Total votes			47,183	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Clinton County (part) Bengal Township Dallas Township Duplain Township Eagle Township Essex Township Greenbush Township Lebanon Township Riley Township Watertown Township Westphalia Township Eaton County (part) Grand Ledge Oneida Township Gratiot County Midland County (part) Coleman Edenville Township Geneva Township Greendale Township Jasper Township Lee Township Porter Township Warren Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Clinton County (part) Excluding Bath Township (part) Eagle Township Victor Township Watertown Township Gratiot County (part) Fulton Township New Haven Township Newark Township North Shade Township Ionia County (part) Excluding Campbell Township (part) Danby Township Odessa Township Orange Township Portland Township Sebewa Township Montcalm County (part) Fairplain Township Carson City Shiawassee County (part) Fairfield Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Barry County (part) Assyria Township Baltimore Township Barry Township Carlton Township Castleton Township Hastings Hastings Township Hope Township Irving Township Johnstown Township Maple Grove Township Orangeville Township Prairieville Township Rutland Township Woodland Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Allegan County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Allegan County (part) Allegan Allegan Township Casco Township Cheshire Township Clyde Township Dorr Township Fennville Fillmore Township Ganges Township Gunplain Township Heath Township Holland (part) Hopkins Township Laketown Township Lee Township Leighton Township Manlius Township Martin Township Monterey Township Overisel Township Plainwell Salem Township Saugatuck Saugatuck Township South Haven (part) Trowbridge Township Valley Township Wayland Wayland Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Ottawa County (part) Allendale Township Chester Township Coopersville Georgetown Township Polkton Township Tallmadge Township Wright Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]

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