Michigan's 7th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 7th congressional district.

Michigan's 7th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 7th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Oakland and Wayne counties.^[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 7th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Helena Scott D–Detroit
Demographics	2.7% White 94.7% Black 0.4% Hispanic 0.2% Asian 0.3% Other 1.7^[1]% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	86,855^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Stephen Stopczynski		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	^[5]
Raymond W. Hood		Democratic	1973–1982	Detroit	^[6]
Nelson W. Saunders		Democratic	1983–1992	Detroit	^[7]
Raymond M. Murphy		Democratic	1993–1998	Detroit	Resigned.^[8]
Hansen Clarke		Democratic	1999–2002	Detroit	^[9]
Virgil Smith Jr.		Democratic	2003–2008	Detroit	^[10]
Jimmy Womack		Democratic	2009–2012	Detroit	^[11]
Thomas Stallworth III		Democratic	2013–2014	Detroit	^[12]
LaTanya Garrett		Democratic	2015–2021	Detroit	^[13]
Helena Scott		Democratic	2021–present	Detroit	^[14]

Recent elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helena Scott	32,483	93.03
	Working Class	Kimberly Givens	1,224	3.51
	Republican	Ronald Cole	791	2.27
	Green	Anita Belle	420	1.20
Total votes			34,918	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaTanya Garrett	25,795	97.65
	Republican	Marcelis Turner	621	2.35
Total votes			26,416	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaTanya Garrett	32,896	97.61%
	Republican	Gina Barr	806	2.39%
Total votes			33,702	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaTanya Garrett	22,207	97.81
	Republican	David Bradley	497	2.19
Total votes			22,704	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Stallworth III	39,384	97.98
	Republican	Mark Ashley Price	813	2.02
Total votes			40,197	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Womack	16,676	95.12
	Republican	Debra Duren	511	2.91
	Green	Derek Grigsby	345	1.97
Total votes			17,532	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Womack	29,764	95.69
	Green	Derek Grigsby	1,342	4.31
Total votes			31,106	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]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Highland Park	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[27]

References

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