Michigan's 105th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 105th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Ken Borton R–Gaylord
Demographics	93% White 1% Black 2% Hispanic 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	89,378
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 105th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 105th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Antrim, Kalkaska, and Oscoda counties, as well as all of Crawford, Missaukee, Otsego, and Roscommon 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
Joseph P. Swallow		Republican	1965–1972	Alpena	[4]
George Prescott		Republican	1973–1978	Tawas City	[5]
Thomas Alley		Democratic	1979–1992	West Branch	[6]
Allen L. Lowe		Republican	1993–1998	Grayling	[7]
Kenneth L. Bradstreet		Republican	1999–2004	Gaylord	[8]
Kevin Elsenheimer		Republican	2005–2010	Bellaire	Lived in Kewadin from around 2007 to 2008.[9]
Greg MacMaster		Republican	2011–2014	Kewadin	[10]
Triston Cole		Republican	2015–2020	Mancelona	[11]
Ken Borton		Republican	2021–Present	Gaylord	[12]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Triston Cole	29,112	64.53
	Democratic	Melissa Fruge	15,999	35.47
Total votes			45,111	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Triston Cole	33,509	70.06%
	Democratic	Wyatt Knight	14,322	29.94%
Total votes			47,831	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Triston Cole	21,221	62.85
	Democratic	Jay Calo	12,544	37.15
Total votes			33,765	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg MacMaster	30,725	66.74
	Democratic	William Wieske	15,312	33.26
Total votes			46,037	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg MacMaster	25,907	70.77
	Democratic	Greg Dean	10,702	29.23
Total votes			36,609	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Elsenheimer	30,568	60.68
	Democratic	Connie Saltonstall	18,455	36.63
	Libertarian	Greg Dean	1,354	2.69
Total votes			50,377	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Alcona County Alpena County Cheboygan County Montmorency County Oscoda County Presque Isle County	1964 Apportionment Plan	[19]
	Alcona County Arenac County Bay County (part) Gibson Township Mount Forest Township Pinconning Township Gladwin County Iosco County Midland County (part) Hope Township Montmorency County (part) Albert Township Loud Township (part) Ogemaw County Oscoda County Roscommon County (part) Au Sable Township Backus Township Nester Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[20]
	Arenac County Gladwin County Iosco County Ogemaw County	1982 Apportionment Plan	[21]
	Alcona County Antrim County Crawford County Kalkaska County Montmorency County Oscoda County Otsego County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Antrim County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County (part) Aloha Township Beaugrand Township Benton Township Burt Township Cheboygan Ellis Township Forest Township Grant Township Hebron Township Inverness Township Mackinaw Township Mentor Township Mullett Township Munro Township Nunda Township Walker Township Waverly Township Wilmot Township Otsego County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Antrim County Charlevoix County Montmorency County Oscoda County Otsego County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[24]

References

1. "State House District 105, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
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6. "Legislator Details - Tom Alley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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24. "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 105" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.