Michigan's 68th House of Representatives district

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

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

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Michigan

|district= 68

|chamber= House of Representatives

|image=350px

|representative= David Martin

|party= Republican

|residence= Davison

|Democratic=

|Republican=

|NPP=

|percent_white= 84

|percent_black= 6

|percent_hispanic= 4

|percent_asian= 2

|percent_native_american=

|percent_pacific_islander=

|percent_other_race=

|percent_multiracial = 4

|population=94,651

|population_year= 2022

|voting_age=

|citizen_voting_age=

|registered=

|notes= {{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US26068/|title=State House District 68, MI|website=Census Reporter}}}}

Michigan's 68th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 68th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Genesee and Oakland counties.{{cite web |URL=https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4|title=Hickory_House|publisher=Michigan |accessdate=September 1, 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 10, 2020 }}

List of representatives

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! Representative

! colspan="2" | Party

! Dates

! Residence

! Notes

William Hayward

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

Republican

| 1965–1976

| Royal Oak

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3002|title=Legislator Details - William Hayward |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

David L. Campbell

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

Republican

| 1977–1980

| Clawson

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/471|title=Legislator Details - David L. Campbell |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Shirley Johnson

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

Republican

| 1981–1992

| Royal Oak

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4660|title=Legislator Details - Shirley Johnson |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Dianne Byrum

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

Democratic

| 1993–1994

| Holt

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4173|title=Legislator Details - Dianne Byrum |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Lingg Brewer

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

Democratic

| 1995–2000

| Holt

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5001|title=Legislator Details - Lingg Brewer |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Virgil Bernero

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

Democratic

| 2001–2002

| Lansing

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4558|title=Legislator Details - Virg Bernero |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Michael C. Murphy

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

Democratic

| 2003–2006

| Lansing

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3267|title=Legislator Details - Michael C. Murphy |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Joan Bauer

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

Democratic

| 2007–2012

| Lansing

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/580|title=Legislator Details - Joan Bauer |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Andy Schor

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

Democratic

| 2013–2018

| Lansing

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/547|title=Legislator Details - Andy Schor |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

Sarah Anthony

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

Democratic

| 2019–2022

| Lansing

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5526|title=Legislator Details - Sarah Anthony |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}

David Martin

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

Republican

| 2023–present

| Davison

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5575|title=Legislator Details - David 2 Martin|publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=January 1, 2023}}

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 |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sarah Anthony

|votes = 26,664

|percentage = 74.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Rosalinda Hernandez

|votes = 8,210

|percentage = 23.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Robin Lea Laurain

|votes = 724

|percentage = 2.03

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 35,598

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Democratic 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 |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Andy Schor

|votes = 28,373

|percentage = 72.99%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Randy Pilon

|votes = 8,365

|percentage = 21.52%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate = Robert Powell

|votes = 2,132

|percentage = 5.48%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 38,870

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{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 |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Andy Schor

|votes = 18,471

|percentage = 76.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Rob Secaur

|votes = 5,629

|percentage = 23.36

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 24,100

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Democratic 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 |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Andy Schor

|votes = 29,023

|percentage = 76.61

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Timothy Moede

|votes = 8,861

|percentage = 23.39

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 37,884

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Democratic 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 |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Joan Bauer

|votes = 18588

|percentage = 72.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Timothy Moede

|votes = 6909

|percentage = 27.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 25497

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Democratic 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 |accessdate=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Joan Bauer

|votes = 33866

|percentage = 77.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = David Irons

|votes = 8797

|percentage = 20.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party =Constitution Party (US)

|candidate =DelRae Finnerty

|votes =889

|percentage =2.04

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 43552

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner =Democratic 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

Oakland 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=389 |access-date=September 1, 2022}}
Oakland County (part)
  • Berkley
  • Clawson
  • Royal Oak (part)
  • 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=470 |access-date=September 1, 2022}}
    Oakland County (part)
  • Clawson
  • Royal Oak
  • Pleasant Ridge
  • 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=September 1, 2022}}
    Ingham County (part)
  • Alaiedon Township
  • Aurelius Township
  • Delhi Charter Township
  • Lansing (part)
  • Lansing Township (part)
  • 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=September 1, 2022}}
    Ingham County (part)
  • Lansing (part)
  • Lansing 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=September 1, 2022}}
    150pxIngham County (part)
  • Lansing (part)
  • Lansing Township (part)
  • 2011 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/068.pdf | title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 68| access-date=September 1, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/068.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022}}

    References

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    {{Michigan legislature seats}}

    {{Michigan House of Representatives}}

    Category:Michigan House of Representatives districts

    Category:Ingham County, Michigan