Michigan's 45th House of Representatives district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox legislative district
|state= Michigan
|district= 45
|chamber= House of Representatives
|image=350px
|representative= Sarah Lightner
|party= Republican
|residence= Springport
|Democratic=
|Republican=
|NPP=
|percent_white= 91
|percent_black= 2
|percent_hispanic= 3
|percent_asian= 1
|percent_native_american=
|percent_pacific_islander=
|percent_other_race=
|percent_multiracial = 3
|population=90,330
|population_year= 2022
|voting_age=
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|registered=
Michigan's 45th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 45th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Kalamazoo, Calhoun, and Jackson counties.{{cite web |URL=https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4|title=Hickory_House|publisher=Michigan |accessdate=August 4, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url = https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gvf0oh4uofei14qtifssh0vh))/documents/2015-2016/michiganmanual/2015-MM-P0261-p0262.pdf |title = Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 |publisher = Michigan Legislature |access-date = June 9, 2020 }}
List of representatives
Recent elections
{{Election box begin no change | title= 2018 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2018 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2018GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Webber
|votes = 23,628
|percentage = 55.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kyle Cooper
|votes = 19,235
|percentage = 44.88
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 42,863
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= 2016 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2016 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2016GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Michael Webber
|votes = 29,121
|percentage = 62.07%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ted Golden
|votes = 17,792
|percentage = 37.93%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 46,913
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= 2014 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2014 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2014GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Webber
|votes = 18,370
|percentage = 56.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joanna VanRaaphorst
|votes = 14,338
|percentage = 43.84
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 32,708
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= 2012 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2012 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2012GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom McMillin
|votes = 25,972
|percentage = 56.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joanna VanRaaphorst
|votes = 20,408
|percentage = 44.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 46,380
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= 2010 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2010 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2010GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Tom McMillin
|votes = 24973
|percentage = 67.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Mary Ward
|votes = 11815
|percentage = 32.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 36788
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= 2008 Michigan House of Representatives election{{cite web |title=2008 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2008GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Tom McMillin
|votes = 29445
|percentage = 57.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Randy Young
|votes = 21781
|percentage = 42.52
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 51226
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner =Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Historical district boundaries
References
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{{Michigan legislature seats}}
{{Michigan House of Representatives}}