Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 20th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Noah Arbit D–West Bloomfield
Demographics	74% White 11% Black 3% Hispanic 8% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,638
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives anchored in the central Oakland County community of West Bloomfield Township, alongside the cities of Orchard Lake, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, and parts of Commerce and Bloomfield townships.^[2] The 20th district preserves greater West Bloomfield as defined by the Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.^[3]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
George F. Montgomery Sr.		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	[4]
Rosetta A. Ferguson		Democratic	1973–1978	Detroit	[5]
Juanita Watkins		Democratic	1979–1982	Detroit	[6]
Rudy J. Nichols		Republican	1983–1984	Waterford	Resigned when elected the Michigan Senate.[7]
Claude A. Trim		Republican	1984–1992	Waterford	[8]
Jerry Vorva		Republican	1993–1994	Plymouth	[9]
Gerald H. Law		Republican	1995–2000	Plymouth	[10]
John C. Stewart		Republican	2001–2006	Plymouth	[11]
Marc Corriveau		Democratic	2007–2010	Northville	[12]
Kurt Heise		Republican	2011–2016	Plymouth	[13]
Jeff Noble		Republican	2017–2018	Canton Township	[14]
Matt Koleszar		Democratic	2019–2022	Plymouth	Redistricted to the 22nd House District.[15]
Noah Arbit		Democratic	2023–present	West Bloomfield	[16]

Recent elections

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election^[a] ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Noah Arbit	27,824	56.58
	Republican	Albert Mansour	21,303	43.32
Total votes			49,176	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Koleszar	33,034	55.1
	Republican	John Lacny	26,931	44.9
Total votes			59,995
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Koleszar	24,792	51.42
	Republican	Jeff Noble	23,427	48.58
Total votes			48,219
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Noble	27,440	53.59%
	Democratic	Colleen Pobur	23,768	46.41%
Total votes			51,208	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kurt Heise	18,127	60.09
	Democratic	Nate Smith-Tyge	12,037	39.91
Total votes			30,164	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kurt Heise	27,357	56.06
	Democratic	Timothy Roraback	21,446	43.94
Total votes			48,803	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kurt Heise	20,920	58.03
	Democratic	Joan Wadsworth	15,128	41.97
Total votes			36,048	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Corriveau	30,393	59
	Republican	Jerry Vorva	21,124	41
Total votes			51,517	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Oakland County (part) Waterford Township White Lake Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Wayne County (part) Livonia (part) Northville Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Northville (part) Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township Wayne	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Northville (part) Northville Township Plymouth Plymouth Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

Notes

1. Before the 2021 redistricting cycle, nearly two-thirds of the territory represented by Noah Arbit was located within Michigan’s 39th House District, held by then-Rep. Ryan Berman (R-Commerce Township), making Arbit’s win a gain from the Republicans. Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) represented the old 20th District, in Wayne County.^[17]

References

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