Michigan's 9th House of Representatives district

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Michigan's 9th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Joe Tate
D – Detroit
Demographics27%  White
52%  Black
1%  Hispanic
14%  Asian
1% Other
4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)93,360
Notes [1]

Michigan's 9th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 9th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County. [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]

Contents

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyDatesResidenceNotes
Rosetta A. Ferguson Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit [4]
George H. Edwards Democratic 1973–1978 Detroit [5]
Ethel Terrell Democratic 1973–1990 Highland Park [6]
Chester Wozniak Democratic 1991–1992 Hamtramck [7]
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democratic 1993–1996 Detroit [8]
Kwame Kilpatrick Democratic 1997–2001 Detroit Resigned to become Mayor of Detroit. [9]
Fred Durhal Jr. Democratic 2002 Detroit [10]
Tupac A. Hunter Democratic 2003–2006 Detroit [11]
Shanelle Jackson Democratic 2007–2012 Detroit [12]
Harvey Santana Democratic 2013–2016 Detroit [13]
Sylvia Santana Democratic 2017–2018 Detroit [14]
Karen Whitsett Democratic 2019–2022 Detroit [15]
Abraham Aiyash Democratic 2023–2025 Hamtramck [16]
Joe Tate Democratic 2025–present Detroit [17]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Whitsett 20,579 95.16
Republican James Stephens1,0464.84
Total votes21,625
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sylvia Santana 27,560 94.29%
Republican James Stephens1,6685.71%
Total votes29,228 100.00%
Democratic hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Santana 17,623 95.52
Republican James Stephens8274.48
Total votes18,450 100.0
Democratic hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harvey Santana 32,063 95.34
Republican Rene Simpson1,5674.66
Total votes33,630 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shanelle Jackson 19,063 95
Republican David Porter6833.4
Independent Kenneth Haney1870.93
Independent D'Artagnan Collier1340.67
Total votes20,067 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shanelle Jackson 34,084 100
Total votes34,084 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan [24]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan [25]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [26]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan [27]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [28]
MI SH D9.svg Wayne County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [29]

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 9, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ↑ "Hickory_House". Michigan . Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - Rosetta A. Ferguson". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - George H. Edwards". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Ethel Terrell". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - Chester Wozniak". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Kwame Kilpatrick". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Frederick Durhal Jr". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - Tupac A. Hunter". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Shanelle Jackson". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - Harvey Santana". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Sylvia Santana". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Legislator Details - Karen S. Whitsett". Library of Michigan . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Legislator Details - Abraham Aiyash". Library of Michigan . Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Legislator Details - Joseph Tate". Library of Michigan . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  18. ↑ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ↑ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ↑ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ↑ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ↑ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 383. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 463. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  26. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  27. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  28. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  29. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 9" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.