Michigan's 85th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 85th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Bradley Slagh R–Zeeland
Demographics	88% White 1% Black 5% Hispanic 3% Asian 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	90,010
Notes	[1]

Michigan's 85th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 85th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Ottawa County.^[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 A. Boos Jr.		Democratic	1965–1966	Saginaw	[4]
James E. O'Neill Jr.		Democratic	1967–1992	Saginaw	[5]
Clark A. Harder		Democratic	1993–1998	Owosso	[6]
Larry Julian		Republican	1999–2004	Lennon	[7]
Richard Ball		Republican	2005–2010	Laingsburg	Lived in Bennington Township until around 2009.[8]
Ben Glardon		Republican	2011–2016	Owosso	[9]
Ben Frederick		Republican	2017–2022	Owosso	[10]
Bradley Slagh		Republican	2023–present	Zeeland	[11]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Slagh	39,199	70.4
	Democratic	Marcia Mansaray	16,490	29.6
Total votes			55,689	100
	Republican hold

2022 Michigan House of Representatives election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Slagh	32,848	70.1
	Democratic	Todd Avery	13,336	28.5
	Libertarian	Greg Parlmer	688	1.5
Total votes			46,872	100
	Republican hold

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Frederick	32,833	65.2
	Democratic	Andrea Garrison	17,494	34.8
Total votes			50,327	100
	Republican hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Frederick	23,692	61.8
	Democratic	Eric Edward Sabin	14,652	38.2
Total votes			38,344	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Frederick	24,683	56.2
	Democratic	Anthony Karhoff	15,124	34.4
	Libertarian	Roger L. Snyder	2,425	5.5
	Constitution	Matthew Shepard	1,674	3.8
	Write-in	Robert Cottrell	3	0.01
Total votes			43,909	100
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Glardon	16,882	52.6
	Democratic	Annie Dignan Braidwood	13,714	42.8
	Libertarian	Roger Snyder	1,473	4.6
Total votes			32,069	100
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Glardon	23,185	53.6
	Democratic	Paul Ray	17,278	39.9
	Independent	Matthew Shepard	2,803	6.5
Total votes			43,266	100
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Glardon	22,363	67.5
	Democratic	Pamela Drake	10,764	32.5
Total votes			33,127	100
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Ball	22,205	52.8
	Democratic	Judy Ford	18,593	44.2
	Constitution	James Gould	1,280	3.0
Total votes			42,078	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Saginaw County (part) Saginaw (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[21]
	Saginaw County (part) Saginaw (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Saginaw County (part) Carrollton Township Saginaw	1982 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Clinton County (part) Duplain Township Ovid Township Victor Township Shiawassee County	1992 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Clinton County (part) Bath Township Dewitt Township (part) Ovid Township Victor Township Shiawassee County	2001 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Saginaw County (part) Brady Township Brant Township Chapin Township Chesaning Township Fremont Township Jonesfield Township Lakefield Township Maple Grove Township Marion Township Richland Township Shiawassee County	2011 Apportionment Plan	[26]

References

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