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Michigan's 6th House of Representatives district

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Not to be confused with Michigan's 6th congressional district.

Michigan's 6th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Regina Weiss
D–Oak Park
Demographics36% White
57% Black
2% Hispanic
2% Asian
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)95,256
Notes[1]

Michigan's 6th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 6th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Southwest Detroit and the Cities of Ecorse and River Rouge.[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

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Representative Party Dates Legislature Residence Notes
Robert D. Mahoney Democratic[4] 1965–72 80th
81st
82nd
83rd 		Detroit[5] Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district[6]
Morris Hood, Jr. Democratic 1973–92 84th
85th
86th 		Detroit[7] Redistricted from the 21st district in 1972[8] and to the 11th district in 1992[9]
David S. Points Democratic 1993–94 87th Detroit[10]
Martha Scott Democratic 1995–2000 88th
89th
90th 		Detroit[11] Term limited
Bill McConico Democratic 2001–02 91st
 Detroit[12] Redistricted to the 5th district[13]
Marsha Cheeks Democratic 2003–08 92nd
93rd
94th 		Detroit[14] Term limited
Fred Durhal, Jr. Democratic 2009–12 95th
96th 		Detroit[15] Redistricted to the 5th district[16]
Rashida Tlaib Democratic 2013–14 97th Detroit[17] Redistricted from the 12th district[18]
Stephanie Chang Democratic 2015–18 98th
99th 		Detroit[19]
Tyrone Carter Democratic 2019–22 100th
101st 		Detroit [20]
Regina Weiss Democratic 2023–present 102nd Oak Park [21]

District Boundaries

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Years County Municipalities Map Notes
2013–present Wayne Detroit (a strip running from the Lower East Side, through Downtown, to the Southwest Side and a portion of Boynton), River Rouge, Ecorse
2003–12 Wayne Detroit (most of Downtown, some of the East Side)
1993–2002 Wayne Detroit (a portion of the Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck
2011–2022 Wayne Detroit (part), Ecorse, River Rouge
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Recent elections

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tyrone Carter 20,837 91.05
Republican Linda Sawyer 2,049 8.95
Total votes 22,886
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stephanie Chang 26,301 92.52
Republican Attie Pollard 2,125 7.48
Turnout 28,426
Democratic hold Swing
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stephanie Chang 17,926 93.97
Republican Tairia Bridges 1,149 6.02
Democratic Write-in Donnie MaLone 1 0.01
Turnout 19,076
Democratic hold Swing
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rashida Tlaib 28,794 92.19
Republican Darrin Daigle 1,588 5.08
Green Elena M. Herrada 853 2.73
Turnout 31,235
Democratic hold Swing
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal, Jr. 14,328 96.21
Republican Robert O. Midgett 519 3.49
Write-In Cynthia A. Johnson 45 0.30
Turnout 14,892
Democratic hold Swing
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal, Jr. 28,156 100.00
Turnout 28,156
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 6, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ^ "Michigan State House District 6: 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971–1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 205.
  5. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971–1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 223.
  6. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1963–1964. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 204.
  7. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1991–1992. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 169.
  8. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1971–1972. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 223.
  9. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993–1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
  10. ^ Michigan Department of Administration. Michigan Manual. 1993–1994. Michigan Secretary of State. p. 173.
  11. ^ "House of Representatives, 1999–2000" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "House of Representatives, 2001–2002" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "House of Representatives, 2005–2006" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "House of Representatives, 2007–2008" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "House of Representatives, 2011–2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  16. ^ "House of Representatives, 2013–2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  17. ^ "House of Representatives, 2013–2014" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  18. ^ "House of Representatives, 2011–2012" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  19. ^ "House of Representatives, 2015–2016" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  20. ^ "Legislator Details - Tyrone Carter". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  21. ^ "Legislator Details - Regina Weiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  22. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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