Michigan's 83rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 83rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 83rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Kent 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 83rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	John W. Fitzgerald D–Wyoming
Demographics	89.3% White 3.2% Black 3.6% Hispanic 0.8% Asian 0.2% Other 2.8^[1]% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	86,157^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Ray M. Flavin		Democratic	1965–1966	Swartz Creek	^[5]
James N. Callahan		Democratic	1967–1970	Mount Morris	^[6]
Theodore P. Mansour		Democratic	1971–1972	Flint	^[7]
James F. Smith		Republican	1973–1976	Grand Blanc	^[8]
Charles L. Mueller		Republican	1977–1986	Linden	^[9]
Kay M. Hart		Democratic	1987–1990	Swartz Creek	^[10]
David B. Robertson		Republican	1991–1992	Grand Blanc	^[11]
Kim A. Rhead		Republican	1993–1998	Sandusky	^[12]
Stephen R. Ehardt		Republican	1999–2004	Lexington	^[13]
John Espinoza		Democratic	2005–2010	Croswell	^[14]
Paul Muxlow		Republican	2011–2016	Brown City	^[15]
Shane Hernandez		Republican	2017–2020	Port Huron	^[16]^[17]
Andrew Beeler		Republican	2021–2022	Fort Gratiot	^[18]^[19]^[20]
John W. Fitzgerald		Democratic	2023–present	Wyoming	^[21]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Hernandez	20,185	64.28
	Democratic	Stefanie Brown	11,218	35.72
Total votes			31,403	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Hernandez	23,108	62.79%
	Democratic	Jim Frank	12,345	33.54%
	Green	Deena Marie Bruderick	1,350	3.67%
Total votes			36,803	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Muxlow	15,013	62.15
	Democratic	Marcus Middleton	9,144	37.85
Total votes			24,157	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Muxlow	19,750	55.74
	Democratic	Carol Campbell	15,685	44.26
Total votes			35,435	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Muxlow	14,940	59.63
	Democratic	Alan Lewandowski	10,115	40.37
Total votes			25,055	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Espinoza	26,005	64.52
	Republican	Steve Kearns	14,299	35.48
Total votes			40,304	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Genesee County (part) Clayton Township Flint (part) Flint Township Flushing Township Gaines Township Montrose Township Mount Morris Mount Morris Township Swartz Creek	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
	Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Atlas Township Clayton Township Fenton Fenton Township Flint Township (part) Gaines Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Mundy Township Swartz Creek	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
	Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Clayton Township (part) Fenton Fenton Township Flint Township (part) Gaines Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Mundy Township Swartz Creek	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
	Lapeer County (part) Arcadia Township Burlington Township Burnside Township Deerfield Township Elba Township Goodland Township Hadley Township Marathon Township Mayfield Township North Branch Township Oregon Township Rich Township Sanilac County	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[31]
	Sanilac County St. Clair County (part) Burtchville Township Fort Gratiot Township Port Huron	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[32]
	Sanilac County St. Clair County (part) Burtchville Township Fort Gratiot Township Port Huron	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[33]

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