Michigan's 73rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 73rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Julie Brixie D–Okemos
Demographics	79% White 3% Black 4% Hispanic 8% Asian 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,395
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 73rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 73rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Ingham 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]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Harold B. Clark		Democratic	1965–1972	Warren	[4]
Gilbert DiNello		Democratic	1973–1978	East Detroit	[5]
Leo R. Lalonde		Democratic	1979–1982	East Detroit	[6]
Nick Ciaramitaro		Democratic	1983–1992	Roseville	[7]
Jack Horton		Republican	1993–1998	Lowell	Lived in Alpine Township from around 1993 to 1994. Lived in Vergennes Township from around 1995 to 1996.[8]
Doug Hart		Republican	1999–2004	Rockford	[9]
Tom Pearce		Republican	2005–2010	Rockford	[10]
Peter MacGregor		Republican	2011–2014	Cannon Township	Lived in Rockford from around 2011 to 2012.[11][12]
Chris Afendoulis		Republican	2015–2018	Grand Rapids Township	[13]
Lynn Afendoulis		Republican	2019–2020	Grand Rapids	[14][15]
Bryan Posthumus		Republican	2021–2022	Oakfield Township	[16][17][18]
Julie Brixie		Democratic	2023–present	Okemos	[19]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Afendoulis	30,783	60.11
	Democratic	Bill Saxton	20,430	39.89
Total votes			51,213	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Afendoulis	35,216	63.72%
	Democratic	Deb Havens	17,885	32.36%
	Libertarian	Ron Heeren	2,165	3.29%
Total votes			55,266	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Afendoulis	24,255	67.72
	Democratic	Mary Polonowski	11,561	32.28
Total votes			35,816	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter MacGregor	32,466	63.46
	Democratic	G. Scott Schuiling	16,489	32.23
	Libertarian	Ron Heeren	1,537	3.0
	Constitution	Ted Gerrard	666	1.30
Total votes			50,492	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter MacGregor	28,526	73.92
	Democratic	Jerrod Roberts	10,062	26.08
Total votes			38,588	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Pearce	31,754	58.93
	Democratic	Bruce Hawley	20,615	38.26
	Libertarian	Larry Orcutt	1,514	2.81
Total votes			53,883	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Macomb County (part) Centerline East Detroit Warren (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Macomb County (part) East Detroit St. Clair Shores (part) Warren (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Macomb County (part) East Detroit (part) Roseville	1982 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Kent County (part) Ada Township Algoma Township Bowne Township Cannon Township East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Charter Township Lowell Lowell Township Plainfield Township Rockford Vergennes Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Kent County (part) Algoma Township Cannon Township Cedar Springs Courtland Township Nelson Township Oakfield Township Plainfield Township Rockford Solon Township Sparta Township Spencer Township Tyrone Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[30]
	Kent County (part) Cannon Township Courtland Township East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Charter Township Nelson Township Oakfield Township Plainfield Township Spencer Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[31]

References

1. "State House District 73, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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