Michigan's 26th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 26th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 26th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne 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 26th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Dylan Wegela D–Garden City
Demographics	86.9% White 4.7% Black 2.2% Hispanic 3.8% Asian 0.5% Other 1.9^[1]% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	88,991^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Matthew McNeely		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	^[5]
Kirby Holmes		Republican	1973–1974	Utica	^[6]
		Independent	1975–1978
Kenneth J. DeBeaussaert		Democratic	1979–1980	Washington	^[7]
Kirby Holmes		Republican	1981–1982	Utica	^[6]
Mary Ellen Parrott		Democratic	1983–1984	Utica	^[8]
Doug Carl		Republican	1985–1986	Utica	^[9]
William S. Browne		Democratic	1987–1988	Utica	^[10]
David Jaye		Republican	1989–1992	Shelby Township	^[11]
Tracey A. Yokich		Democratic	1993–1996	St. Clair Shores	^[12]
William J. Callahan		Democratic	1997–2002	St. Clair Shores	^[13]
Dave Woodward		Democratic	2003–2004	Madison Heights	^[14]
Marie Donigan		Democratic	2005–2010	Royal Oak	^[15]
Jim Townsend		Democratic	2011–2016	Royal Oak	^[16]
Jim Ellison		Democratic	2017–2022	Royal Oak	^[17]
Dylan Wegela		Democratic	2023–present	Garden City	^[18]

Recent Elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Ellison	33,208	63.66
	Republican	Chris Meister	18,955	36.34
Total votes			52,163	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Ellison	27,961	68.51
	Republican	Al Gui	12,852	31.49
Total votes			40,813
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Ellison	26,785	59.37%
	Republican	Randy LeVasseur	18,333	40.63%
Total votes			45,118	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Townsend	17,751	60.94
	Republican	Greg Dildilian	11,377	39.06
Total votes			29,128	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Townsend	26,094	60.36
	Republican	Mark Bliss	15,502	35.86
	Libertarian	James Young	1,636	3.78
Total votes			43,232	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Townsend	15,489	52.03
	Republican	Ken Rosen	13,344	44.82
	Libertarian	James Young	938	3.15
Total votes			29,771	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marie Donigan	28,002	61.74
	Republican	Michael Goodman	15,470	34.11
	Libertarian	James Young	1,884	4.15
Total votes			45,356	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Ecorse River Rouge	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Macomb County (part) Bruce Township (part) Chesterfield Township Harrison Township (part) Lenox Township Macomb Township New Baltimore (part) Ray Township Richmond Richmond Township Shelby Charter Township Washington Township St. Clair County (part) Casco Township (part) Ira Township New Baltimore (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
	Macomb County (part) Macomb Township Shelby Charter Township Sterling Heights (part) Utica Washington Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
	Macomb County (part) Harrison Township Lake Township St. Clair Shores (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
	Oakland County (part) Madison Heights Royal Oak	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
	Oakland County (part) Madison Heights Royal Oak	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[31]

References

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