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=

|citizen_voting_age=

|registered=

|notes= {{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US26081/|title=State House District 81, MI|website=Census Reporter}}}}

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

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! Representative

! colspan="2" | Party

! Dates

! Residence

! Notes

Dale Kildee

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

Democratic

| 1965–1974

| Flint

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3009|title=Legislator Details - Dale Edward Kildee |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}

Mark Clodfelter

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

Democratic

| 1975–1980

| Flint

| Resigned.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/473|title=Legislator Details - Mark Clodfelter |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}

Robert L. Emerson

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

Democratic

| 1981–1992

| Flint

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/396|title=Legislator Details - Robert L. Emerson |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Terry London

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

Republican

| 1993–1998

| Marysville

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/797|title=Legislator Details - Terry London |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Lauren M. Hager

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

Republican

| 1999–2004

| Port Huron

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2365|title=Legislator Details - Lauren M. Hager |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Phil Pavlov

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

Republican

| 2005–2010

| St. Clair Township

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5182|title=Legislator Details - Phillip Pavlov |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Judson Gilbert II

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

Republican

| 2011–2012

| Algonac

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2366|title=Legislator Details - Judson Gilbert II |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Dan Lauwers

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

Republican

| 2013–2018

| Brockway

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3023|title=Legislator Details - Dan Lauwers |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Gary Eisen

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

Republican

| 2019–2022

| St. Clair Township

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5543|title=Legislator Details - Gary Eisen |publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}

Rachel Hood

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

Democratic

| 2023–2025

| Grand Rapids

| {{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5530|title=Legislator Details - Rachel Hood|publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=January 1, 2023}}

Stephen Wooden

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

Democratic

| 2025–present

|Grand Rapids

| {{Cite web |title=Meet Rep. Wooden |url=https://housedems.com/stephen-wooden/about/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=housedems.com |language=en-US}}

Recent elections

{{Election box begin no change

| 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

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Debbie Bourgois

| votes = 15290

| percentage = 31.51

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 48531

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{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 |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

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joshua Rivard

|votes = 13,130

|percentage = 36.53

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 35,941

|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 |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%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Stewart Sternberg

|votes = 12,633

|percentage = 31.04%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 40,701

|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 |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

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Bernardo Licata

|votes = 9,596

|percentage = 34.92

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 27,478

|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 |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

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Patrick Phelan

|votes = 17,945

|percentage = 46.16

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 38,874

|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 |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

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Carol Morrissette

|votes = 8444

|percentage = 30.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent politician|Independent

|candidate = Gary R. Eisen

|votes = 3793

|percentage = 11.76

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 32265

|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 |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

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Brent Pencak

|votes = 16757

|percentage = 35.74

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 46882

|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:100pt;" | Map

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

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

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

Genesee 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=390 |access-date=September 8, 2022}}
Genesee County (part)
  • Flint (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=471 |access-date=September 8, 2022}}
    Genesee County (part)
  • Flint (part)
  • Flint 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=September 8, 2022}}
    St. Clair County (part)
  • Burtchville Township
  • China Township
  • Clyde Township
  • East China Township
  • Fort Gratiot Township
  • Kimball Township
  • Marysville
  • Port Huron
  • Port Huron Township
  • St. Clair
  • St. Clair 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=September 8, 2022}}
    St. Clair County (part)
  • Algonac
  • Berlin Township
  • Brockway Township
  • Casco Township
  • China Township
  • Clay Township
  • Clyde Township
  • Cottrellville Township
  • East China Township
  • Emmett Township
  • Grant Township
  • Greenwood Township
  • Kenockee Township
  • Lynn Township
  • Marine City
  • Marysville
  • Memphis (part)
  • Mussey Township
  • Port Huron Township
  • Richmond (part)
  • Riley Township
  • St. Clair
  • St. Clair Township
  • Yale
  • 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 8, 2022}}
    150pxSt. Clair County (part)
  • Algonac
  • Berlin Township
  • Brockway Township
  • China Township
  • Clay Township
  • Clyde Township
  • Cottrellville Township
  • East China Township
  • Emmett Township
  • Grant Township
  • Greenwood Township
  • Lynn Township
  • Marine City
  • Marysville
  • Mussey Township
  • Port Huron Township
  • St. Clair
  • St. Clair Township
  • Yale
  • 2011 Apportionment Plan{{cite web | url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/081.pdf | title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 81| access-date=September 8, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/081.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022}}

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