Michigan's 50th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 50th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 50th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Livingston 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 50th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Bob Bezotte R–Howell
Demographics	83.1% White 8.9% Black 2.5% Hispanic 2.6% Asian 0.2% Other 2.8^[1]% remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	88,509^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Charles O. Conrad		Democratic	1965–1966	Jackson	^[5]
Hal Ziegler		Republican	1967–1972	Jackson	^[6]
Michael J. Griffin		Democratic	1973–1992	Jackson	^[7]
Thomas E. Scott		Democratic	1993–1994	Flint	^[8]
Deborah Cherry		Democratic	1995–2000	Burton	^[9]
Paula Zelenko		Democratic	2001–2006	Burton	^[10]
Ted Hammon		Democratic	2007–2008	Burton	^[11]
Jim Slezak		Democratic	2009–2010	Davison	^[12]
Charles Smiley		Democratic	2011–2016	Grand Blanc	Lived in Burton until around 2015.^[13]
Tim Sneller		Democratic	2017–2022	Burton	^[14]
Bob Bezotte		Republican	2023–present	Howell	^[15]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Sneller	22,057	57.18
	Republican	Trace Fisher	16,515	42.82
Total votes			38,572	100
	Democratic hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Sneller	22,773	52.03%
	Republican	Michael Matheny	20,992	47.97%
Total votes			43,765	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Smiley	17,018	58.74
	Republican	Craig Withers	11,952	41.26
Total votes			28,970	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Smiley	26,678	60.85
	Republican	Miles Gadola	17,165	39.15
Total votes			43,843	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Smiley	13,647	52.93
	Republican	William Ralph	12,134	47.07
Total votes			25,781	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Slezak	29,792	72.52
	Republican	Douglas O'Neal	11,290	27.48
Total votes			41,082	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Jackson County (part) Blackman Township Jackson Parma Township (part) Rives Township Sandstone Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Jackson County (part) Blackman Township Jackson (part) Leoni Township Napoleon Township Summit Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
	Jackson County (part) Concord Township Jackson Parma Township Pulaski Township Spring Arbor Township Springport Township Summit Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Genesee County (part) Burton Genesee Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Mount Morris	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Genesee County (part) Burton Davison Davison Township Genesee Township Richfield Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
	Genesee County (part) Burton Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Mundy Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[27]

References

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2. "Population of State House District 50, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
3. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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6. "Legislator Details - Hal Walter Ziegler". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
7. "Legislator Details - Michael J. Griffin". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
8. "Legislator Details - Thomas E. Scott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
9. "Legislator Details - Deborah L. Cherry". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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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. 386. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
23. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 468. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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27. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.