Michigan's 36th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 36th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Steve Carra R – Three Rivers
Demographics	89.0%  White 2.9%  Black 3.2%  Hispanic 2.5%  Asian 0.2% Other 2.2 [1] % Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	90,534 [2]

Michigan's 36th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 36th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Cass County and all of St. Joseph County. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
James T. Tierney		Democratic	1965–1972	Garden City	[5]
John F. Markes		Democratic	1973–1976	Westland	[6]
Robert C. Law		Republican	1977–1980	Livonia	Resigned. [7]
Sylvia Skrel		Republican	1981–1982	Livonia	[8]
Gerald H. Law		Republican	1983–1991	Plymouth	Resigned on April 30. [9]
Georgina F. Goss		Republican	1991–1992	Northville	[10]
Maxine Berman		Democratic	1993–1996	Southfield	[11]
Nancy L. Quarles		Democratic	1997–2002	Southfield	[12]
Brian P. Palmer		Republican	2003–2008	Romeo	[13]
Pete Lund		Republican	2009–2014	Shelby Charter Township	[14]
Peter Lucido		Republican	2015–2018	Shelby Charter Township	[15]
Doug Wozniak		Republican	2019–2021	Shelby Charter Township	Resigned after elected to the Michigan Senate. [16]
Terence Mekoski		Republican	2022	Shelby Charter Township	[17] [18]
Steve Carra		Republican	2023–present	Three Rivers	[19]

Recent Elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Wozniak (incumbent)	37,945	68.69
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	17,299	31.31
Total votes			55,244	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Wozniak	26,974	66.32
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	12,894	31.70
	Libertarian	Benjamin Dryke	807	1.98
Total votes			40,675	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Lucido	33,293	71.84
	Democratic	Diane Young	13,048	28.16
Total votes			46,341	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Lucido	20,845	69.93
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	8,965	30.07
Total votes			29,810	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Lund	26,870	64.14
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	15,024	35.86
Total votes			41,894	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Lund	25,552	69.86
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	11,025	30.14
Total votes			36,577	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete Lund	30,753	60.71
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	19,904	39.29
Total votes			50,657	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township Garden City Nankin Township (part) Plymouth Plymouth Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Wayne County (part) Livonia (part) Westland (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Northville Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Oakland County (part) Lathrup Village Southfield	1992 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Macomb County (part) Bruce Township Shelby Charter Township Washington Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[31]
	Macomb County (part) Bruce Township Shelby Charter Township (part) Washington Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[32]

References

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