Michigan's 46th House of Representatives district

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Michigan

|district= 46

|chamber= House of Representatives

|image=350px

|representative= Kathy Schmaltz

|party= Republican

|residence= Jackson

|Democratic=

|Republican=

|NPP=

|percent_white= 77

|percent_black= 12

|percent_hispanic= 4

|percent_asian= 1

|percent_native_american=

|percent_pacific_islander=

|percent_other_race=

|percent_multiracial = 5

|population=91,840

|population_year= 2022

|voting_age=

|citizen_voting_age=

|registered=

|notes= {{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US26046/|title=State House District 46, MI|website=Census Reporter}}}}

Michigan's 46th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 46th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Jackson and Washtenaw 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 |format = PDF |title = Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 |publisher = Michigan Legislature |access-date = June 9, 2020 }}

List of representatives

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! Representative

! colspan="2" | Party

! Dates

! Residence

! Notes

Homer Arnett

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 1965–1966

| Kalamazoo

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/34|title=Legislator Details - Homer Arnett |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

William V. Weber

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 1967–1972

| Kalamazoo

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4503|title=Legislator Details - Dr. William V. Weber |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

Howard Wolpe

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

Democratic

| 1973–1976

| Kalamazoo

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/233|title=Legislator Details - Howard Eliot Wolpe III |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

Mary Brown

| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} |

Democratic

| 1977–1992

| Kalamazoo

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/463|title=Legislator Details - Mary Carney Brown |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

Tom F. Middleton

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 1993–1998

| Ortonville

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3196|title=Legislator Details - Thomas (Tom) F. Middleton |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

Ruth Johnson

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 1999–2004

| Holly Township

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/1300|title=Legislator Details - Ruth A. Johnson |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

James Marleau

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2005–2010

| Lake Orion

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2100|title=Legislator Details - James Marleau |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

Bradford Jacobsen

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2011–2016

| Oxford Township

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4311|title=Legislator Details - Bradford C. Jacobsen |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

John Reilly

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2017–2022

| Oakland Township

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5462|title=Legislator Details - John Reilly |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=June 9, 2020}}

Kathy Schmaltz

| bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} |

Republican

| 2023–present

| Jackson

| {{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5621|title=Legislator Details - Kathy Schmaltz|publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=January 1, 2023}}

Recent elections

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2024 Michigan House of Representatives election}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Kathy Schmaltz

|votes = 21,558

|percentage = 52.07

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Daniel J Mahoney

|votes = 19,845

|percentage = 47.93

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 41,403

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}{{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 = John Reilly

|votes = 26,786

|percentage = 59.95

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Mindy Denninger

|votes = 17,898

|percentage = 40.05

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 44,684

|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 = John Reilly

|votes = 33,073

|percentage = 69.31%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = David Jay Lillis

|votes = 14,642

|percentage = 30.69%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 47,715

|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 = Bradford Jacobsen

|votes = 21,513

|percentage = 69.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = David Lillis

|votes = 9,597

|percentage = 30.85

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 31,110

|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 = Bradford Jacobsen

|votes = 27,764

|percentage = 63.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Daniel Sargent

|votes = 15,810

|percentage = 36.28

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 43,574

|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 = Bradford Jacobsen

|votes = 24364

|percentage = 72.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = David Jay Lillis

|votes = 9240

|percentage = 27.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 33604

|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 = James Marleau

|votes = 29263

|percentage = 60.58

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Katherine Houston

|votes = 19045

|percentage = 39.42

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 48308

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner =Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Election box end}}

Historical district boundaries

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! style="width:200pt;" | Description

! style="width:130pt;" | Apportionment Plan

! style="width:15pt;" | Notes

Kalamazoo County (part)

1964 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179256 | title=Michigan Manual 1965/1966 |publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1965|page=386 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}
Kalamazoo County (part)
  • Kalamazoo (part)
  • Kalamazoo Township
  • 1972 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179306 | title=Michigan Manual 1975/1976 |publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1975|page=468 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}
    Kalamazoo County (part)
  • Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo Township (part)
  • 1982 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(u4ifdywmcyzh4c0r40ye5yak))/documents/1989-1990/michiganmanual/1989-MM-P0296-P0325.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1989| access-date=August 3, 2022}}
    Oakland County (part)
  • Brandon Township
  • Groveland Township
  • Highland Township
  • Holly Township
  • Rose Township
  • Independence Township
  • Springfield Township
  • 1992 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(z2hc01dhxe00jejkw53plcvs))/documents/1995-1996/michiganmanual/1995-MM-P0307-P0321.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1995| access-date=August 3, 2022}}
    Oakland County (part)
  • Addison Township
  • Brandon Township
  • Groveland Township
  • Holly Township
  • Orion Township
  • Oxford Township
  • Rose Township
  • 2001 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(z2hc01dhxe00jejkw53plcvs))/documents/2001-2002/michiganmanual/2001-mm-p0323-p032S.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=2001| access-date=August 3, 2022}}
    150pxOakland County (part)
  • Addison Township
  • Brandon Township
  • Oakland Charter Township (part)
  • Orion Township
  • Oxford Township
  • 2011 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/039.pdf | title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 46| access-date=August 4, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/046.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022}}

    References

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    Category:Oakland County, Michigan