Michigan's 18th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 18th congressional district.

Michigan's 18th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 18th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland 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]

Michigan's 18th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jason Hoskins D–Southfield
Demographics	78.1% White 16.0% Black 2.3% Hispanic 1.2% Asian 0.5% Other
Population (2010)	92,503^[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Leonard S. Walton		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	^[4]
Jackie Vaughn III		Democratic	1973–1978	Detroit	^[5]
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick		Democratic	1979–1982	Detroit	^[6]
Sidney Ouwinga		Republican	1983–1991	Marion	Died in office.^[7]
John Gernaat		Republican	1991–1992	McBain	^[8]
Justine Barns		Democratic	1993–1994	Westland	^[9]
Eileen DeHart		Democratic	1995–2000	Westland	^[10]
Glenn S. Anderson		Democratic	2001–2006	Westland	^[11]
Richard LeBlanc		Democratic	2007–2012	Westland	^[12]
Sarah Roberts		Democratic	2013–2016	St. Clair Shores	^[13]
Kevin Hertel		Democratic	2017–2022	St. Clair Shores	^[14]
Jason Hoskins		Democratic	2023–present	Southfield	^[15]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Hertel	25,820	62.65
	Republican	Kyle McKee	15,394	37.35
Total votes			41,214
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Hertel	29,247	63.31%
	Republican	Renata Polonaise	16,953	36.69%
Total votes			46,200	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Roberts	18,853	62.06
	Republican	Roland Fraschetti	11,524	37.94
Total votes			30,377	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Roberts	29,438	63.54
	Republican	Candice Rusie	15,671	33.82
	Libertarian	Daniel Flamand	1,223	2.64
Total votes			46,332	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard LeBlanc	14,792	69
	Republican	Floyd Collins	6,645	31
Total votes			21,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard LeBlanc	28,952	88.59
	Constitution	Harold Dunn	3,729	11.41
Total votes			32,681	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
	Clare County Lake County Missaukee County Osceola County Wexford County	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Wayne County (part) Canton Township (part) Westland (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Wayne County (part) Westland	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Macomb County (part) Eastpointe Grosse Pointe Shores (part) St. Clair Shores	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[27]

References

1. "Population of State House District 18, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
3. "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
4. "Legislator Details - Leonard S. Walton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
5. "Legislator Details - Jackie Vaughn III". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
6. "Legislator Details - Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
7. "Legislator Details - Sidney Ouwinga". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
8. "Legislator Details - John Gernaat". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
9. "Legislator Details - Justine Barns". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
10. "Legislator Details - Eileen DeHart". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
11. "Legislator Details - Glenn S. Anderson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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13. "Legislator Details - Sarah B. Roberts". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
14. "Legislator Details - Kevin Hertel". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
15. "Legislator Details - Jason Hoskins". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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17. "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
18. "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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20. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
21. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
22. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 383. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
23. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 464. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
24. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
25. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
26. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
27. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.