Michigan's 81st House of Representatives district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox legislative district
|state= Michigan
|district= 81
|chamber= House of Representatives
|image=350px
|representative= Stephen Wooden
|party= Democratic
|residence= Grand Rapids
|Democratic=
|Republican=
|NPP=
|percent_white= 79
|percent_black= 8
|percent_hispanic= 5
|percent_asian= 3
|percent_native_american=
|percent_pacific_islander=
|percent_other_race=
|percent_multiracial = 5
|population=90,266
|population_year= 2022
|voting_age=
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|registered=
Michigan's 81st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 81st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Kent County.{{cite web |URL=https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4|title=Hickory_House|publisher=Michigan |accessdate=September 8, 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
Recent elections
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| title = 2020 Michigan House of Representatives election{{Cite web|url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2020GEN_CENR.html|title=2020 Michigan Election Results|date=2020-08-24|access-date=November 12, 2022|publisher=Michigan Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Gary Eisen
| votes = 33241
| percentage = 68.49
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Debbie Bourgois
| votes = 15290
| percentage = 31.51
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 48531
| percentage = 100.0
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{{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 = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gary R. Eisen
|votes = 22,811
|percentage = 63.47
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joshua Rivard
|votes = 13,130
|percentage = 36.53
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 35,941
|percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{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 = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Dan Lauwers
|votes = 28,068
|percentage = 68.96%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Stewart Sternberg
|votes = 12,633
|percentage = 31.04%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 40,701
|percentage = 100.00%
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
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{{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 = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Daniel Lauwers
|votes = 17,882
|percentage = 65.08
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bernardo Licata
|votes = 9,596
|percentage = 34.92
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 27,478
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{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 = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Daniel Lauwers
|votes = 20,929
|percentage = 53.84
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Patrick Phelan
|votes = 17,945
|percentage = 46.16
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 38,874
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{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 = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Jud Gilbert
|votes = 19620
|percentage = 69.91
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Carol Morrissette
|votes = 8444
|percentage = 30.09
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent politician|Independent
|candidate = Gary R. Eisen
|votes = 3793
|percentage = 11.76
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 32265
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
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{{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 = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Phil Pavlov
|votes = 30125
|percentage = 64.26
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Brent Pencak
|votes = 16757
|percentage = 35.74
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 46882
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner =Republican Party (US)
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Historical district boundaries
References
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{{Michigan legislature seats}}
{{Michigan House of Representatives}}