Michigan's 47th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 47th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Jackson and Washtenaw 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 47th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 94.5% White 0.5% Black 2.3% Hispanic 0.9% Asian 0.2% Other 1.5[1]% remainder of multiracial | ||
Population (2010) | 91,815[2] |
Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |
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Cyril H. Root | Republican | 1965–1968 | Kalamazoo | [5] | |
Wayne B. Sackett | Republican | 1969–1972 | Portage | [6] | |
Jack Welborn | Republican | 1973–1974 | Kalamazoo | [7] | |
Robert A. Welborn | Republican | 1975–1982 | Kalamazoo | [8] | |
Paul Wartner | Republican | 1983–1990 | Portage | [9] | |
Dale L. Shugars | Republican | 1991–1992 | Portage | [10] | |
Sandra J. Hill | Republican | 1993–1996 | Montrose | [11] | |
Rose Bogardus | Democratic | 1997–2002 | Davison | [12] | |
Joe Hune | Republican | 2003–2008 | Hamburg Township | Lived in Fowlerville until around 2007.[13] | |
Cindy Denby | Republican | 2009–2014 | Handy Township | Lived in Fowlerville until around 2011.[14] | |
Henry Vaupel | Republican | 2015–2020 | Fowlerville | [15][16] | |
Bob Bezotte | Republican | 2021–2022 | Howell | [17][18][19] | |
Carrie Rheingans | Democratic | 2023–present | Ann Arbor | [20] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hank Vaupel | 28,948 | 66.42 | |
Democratic | Colleen Turk | 14,638 | 33.58 | |
Total votes | 43,586 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Vaupel | 32,616 | 68.17% | |
Democratic | Keith Van Houten | 12,918 | 27.00% | |
Libertarian | Rodger Young | 2,314 | 4.84% | |
Total votes | 47,848 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Vaupel | 20,995 | 69.11 | |
Democratic | Jordan Genso | 8,086 | 26.62 | |
Libertarian | Rodger Young | 1,300 | 4.28 | |
Total votes | 30,381 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cindy Denby | 27,621 | 64.06 | |
Democratic | Shawn Lowe Desai | 13,888 | 32.21 | |
Libertarian | James Weeks | 1,607 | 3.73 | |
Total votes | 43,116 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cindy Denby | 22,448 | 69.62 | |
Democratic | Garry Post | 9,794 | 30.38 | |
Total votes | 32,242 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cindy Denby | 27,851 | 59.02 | |
Democratic | Scott Lucas | 17,059 | 36.15 | |
Libertarian | Rodger Young | 1,347 | 2.85 | |
Constitution | Philip Johnson | 929 | 1.97 | |
Total votes | 47,186 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Map | Description | Apportionment Plan | Notes |
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Kalamazoo County (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan | [27] | |
Kalamazoo County (part) | 1972 Apportionment Plan | [28] | |
Kalamazoo County (part) | 1982 Apportionment Plan | [29] | |
Genesee County (part) | 1992 Apportionment Plan | [30] | |
Livingston County (part) | 2001 Apportionment Plan | [31] | |
Livingston County (part) | 2011 Apportionment Plan | [32] |