Michigan's 70th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 70th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 70th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Genesee County.^[3] 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.^[4]

Michigan's 70th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Cynthia Neeley D–Flint
Demographics	89.5% White 4.0% Black 3.8% Hispanic 0.4% Asian 0.5% Other 1.8^[1]% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	85,925^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
John T. Kelsey		Democratic	1965–1982	Warren	^[5]
Lloyd F. Weeks		Democratic	1983–1992	Warren	^[6]
H. Lynn Jondahl		Democratic	1993–1994	Okemos	^[7]
Laura Baird		Democratic	1995–2000	Okemos	^[8]
Gretchen Whitmer		Democratic	2001–2002	East Lansing	^[9]
Judy Emmons		Republican	2003–2008	Sheridan	^[10]
Mike Huckleberry		Democratic	2009–2010	Greenville	^[11]
Rick Outman		Republican	2011–2016	Six Lakes	^[12]
Jim Lower		Republican	2017–2020	Cedar Lake	^[13]
Pat Outman		Republican	2021–2022	Six Lakes	^[14]
Cynthia Neeley		Democratic	2023–present	Flint	^[15]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Lower	17,870	61.62
	Democratic	Kresta Train	11,130	38.38
Total votes			29,000	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Lower	21,001	63.24%
	Democratic	Ken Hart	10,625	31.99%
	Green	Michael Anderson	1,584	4.77%
Total votes			33,210	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Outman	13,372	61.75
	Democratic	James Hoisington	8,282	38.25
Total votes			21,654	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Outman	17,709	54.46
	Democratic	Mike Huckleberry	14,809	45.54
Total votes			32,518	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Outman	13,324	54.7
	Democratic	Mike Huckleberry	10,487	43.05
	Libertarian	Patty Hone	548	2.25
Total votes			24,359	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Huckleberry	21,212	54.35
	Republican	Thomas Ginster	17,814	45.65
Total votes			39,026	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Macomb County (part) Warren (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Macomb County (part) Center Line Warren (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
	Macomb County (part) Center Line Warren (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Ingham County (part) East Lansing Meridian Township (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Ionia County (part) Belding Berlin Township (part) Easton Township Ionia (part) Ionia Township (part) Keene Township Orleans Township Otisco Township Montcalm County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Gratiot County (part) Alma Arcada Township (part) Bethany Township Emerson Township (part) Pine River Township St. Louis Seville Township Montcalm County	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[27]

References

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2. "Population of State House District 70, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
3. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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