Michigan's 68th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 68th State House of Representatives district
Representative	David Martin R–Davison
Demographics	84% White 6% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	94,651
Notes	[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
William Hayward		Republican	1965–1976	Royal Oak	[4]
David L. Campbell		Republican	1977–1980	Clawson	[5]
Shirley Johnson		Republican	1981–1992	Royal Oak	[6]
Dianne Byrum		Democratic	1993–1994	Holt	[7]
Lingg Brewer		Democratic	1995–2000	Holt	[8]
Virgil Bernero		Democratic	2001–2002	Lansing	[9]
Michael C. Murphy		Democratic	2003–2006	Lansing	[10]
Joan Bauer		Democratic	2007–2012	Lansing	[11]
Andy Schor		Democratic	2013–2018	Lansing	Resigned[12][13]
Sarah Anthony		Democratic	2018–2022	Lansing	[14][13]
David Martin		Republican	2023–present	Davison	[15]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Martin	29,402	54.5
	Democratic	Matt Schlinker	24,554	45.5
Total votes			53,956	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Martin	23,145	54.7
	Democratic	Cheri Hardmon	19,149	45.3
Total votes			42,249	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Anthony	33,760	75.9
	Republican	Robert Atkinson	10,714	24.1
Total votes			44,474	100
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Anthony	26,664	74.9
	Republican	Rosalinda Hernandez	8,210	23.1
	Green	Robin Lea Laurain	724	2.0
Total votes			35,598	100
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Schor	28,373	73.0
	Republican	Randy Pilon	8,365	21.5
	Libertarian	Robert Powell	2,132	5.5
Total votes			38,870	100
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Schor	18,471	76.6
	Republican	Rob Secaur	5,629	23.4
Total votes			24,100	100
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Schor	29,023	76.6
	Republican	Timothy Moede	8,861	23.4
Total votes			37,884	100
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Bauer	18,588	72.9
	Republican	Timothy Moede	6,909	27.1
Total votes			25,497	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Bauer	33,866	77.8
	Republican	David Irons	8,797	20.2
	Constitution	DelRae Finnerty	889	2.0
Total votes			43,552	100
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Oakland County (part) Royal Oak (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Clawson Royal Oak (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Oakland County (part) Clawson Royal Oak Pleasant Ridge	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Ingham County (part) Alaiedon Township Aurelius Township Delhi Charter Township Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Ingham County (part) Lansing (part) Lansing Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Ingham County (part) Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]

References

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26. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 470. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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