An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 110 members to
Michigan
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's
House of Representatives
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. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including
U.S. President
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,
U.S. House of Representatives
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and Senate. The
primary election
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was held on August 2, 2016.
There was no change in the composition of the House as Republicans retained control, winning 63 seats compared to 47 seats for the Democrats.
Members elected at the 2016 election served in the 99th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 11, 2017.
Background
Over one-third of the House could not seek re-election because of term-limits, with the legislators who were elected in the 2010 mid-term elections, that saw the House Republican conference pick up 21 seats, the largest net gain for one party in an election since Michigan's newly constituted term-limits went into effect in 1992.
Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are able to serve only two four-years terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. The following members were prevented by term-limits from seeking re-election to the House in 2016.
Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (born August 14, 1954) served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 2, which includes the cities of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park and a portion of Detroit. She wa ...
Harvey Santana
Harvey Santana (born July 10, 1972) is an American politician and urban planner who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016.
Career
Early career
Prior to his election to the Legislature, Santana served ...
Paul Clemente
Paul Clemente (born May 19, 1963) is an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016. He represented the 14th district which includes Lincoln Park, Riverview, Melvindale and Wyandotte in the Down ...
Charles Brunner
Charles M. Brunner (born April 15, 1952) is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently serving in the Michigan House of Representatives. He is a former mayor of Bay City.
Prior to his time in elected office, Brunner was a teacher for 30 ...
Pat Somerville
Pat Somerville (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician from Michigan. Somerville was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 23.
Early life
On April 11, 1980, Somerville was born in Dearborn, Michigan. Somervi ...
Jeff Farrington
Jeff Farrington is a former American politician. Farrington is former a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Farrington is the COO at Gordon Advisors.
Early life
Farrington's parents are Tom and Marie Farrington. Farrin ...
Ken Yonker
Ken Yonker (born December 16, 1956) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. A graduate of Michigan State University, Yonker is the founder and owner of Yonker' ...
Al Pscholka
Al Pscholka (born September 6, 1960) is the former Budget Director of the State of Michigan. He is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives first elected in November 2010 representing Michigan's 79th House district. In November ...
Paul Muxlow
Paul Muxlow is a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives
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Kevin Cotter
Kevin M. Cotter (born September 26, 1977) is an American politician who represented the 99th District in the Michigan House of Representatives.100th District:
Jon Bumstead
Jon Bumstead (born July 30, 1957) is a Republican politician from Michigan
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Ed McBroom
Edward W. McBroom (born May 30, 1981) is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 38th district since 2019. The district is twelve of Michigan's fifteen Upper Peninsula counties: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic ...
Results
Statewide
Statewide results of the 2016 Michigan House of Representatives:
District
Results of the 2016 Michigan House of Representatives election by district:
Election matchups
Following the primary elections on August 2, general election matchups and results in each district were as follows:
Districts 1-28
Districts 29-55
Districts 56-83
Districts 84-110
Special Elections
1st District
The 1st District seat became vacant after Democratic state Rep. Brian Banks had to resign from the legislature as part of plea agreement with the office of
Michigan Attorney General
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Bill Schuette
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. In exchange for his resignation from the House, the state would just drop multiple felony counts against Banks in which he was alleged to falsify documents to obtain a private loan before he was elected to the state House. Banks agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor and spend one day in the Wayne County Jail.
Results
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
General Election
109th District
Background
The 109th District seat became vacant after state Rep. John Kivela committed suicide just hours after he was arrested for drunk driving for the second time during his time in the legislature.
Results
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
General Election
68th District
Background
On November 7, 2017, term-limited Democratic state Rep.
Andy Schor
Andy Schor (born March 20, 1975) is an American politician currently serving as the 52nd mayor of Lansing, Michigan.
A member of the Democratic Party, Schor was previously a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. He also represented ...
was elected mayor of
Lansing
Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...
, to succeed
Virg Bernero
Virgil Paul "Virg" Bernero (born March 31, 1964) is an American politician and former mayor of Lansing, Michigan, elected on November 8, 2005, and re-elected on November 3, 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving as mayor ...
. Schor will take office on January 1, 2018. After Schor formally resigns from the House, Gov.
Rick Snyder
Richard Dale Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Snyder previ ...
will call a special election to fill the remaining balance of Schor's term, which expires January 1, 2019.
Michigan House of Representatives
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House of Representatives
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2016
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