The 2014

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

elections were held on November 4, 2014, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5, 2014. Members elected at the 2014 election served in the 98th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 7, 2015.

Term-limited members

Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are only able to serve two four-years terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. The following members are term-limited from seeking re-election to the House in 2014.

Democrats (12)

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: Fred Durhal, Jr. (

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) * 6th District:

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(Detroit) * 8th District: David Nathan (Detroit) * 12th District: Douglas Geiss (

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) * 13th District: Andrew Kandrevas (

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) * 21st District:

Dian Slavens Dian Slavens (born March 12, 1958) is a Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015. Slavens represented the 21st House District, which includes Canton Township, Belleville and V ...

( Canton) * 22nd District:

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( Roseville) * 27th District:

Ellen Cogen Lipton Ellen Cogen Lipton (born March 26, 1967) is an American politician and patent attorney from Huntington Woods, Michigan. She currently serves on the Michigan State Board of Education. She formerly served as a member of the Michigan State House o ...

( Huntington Woods) * 34th District:

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) * 37th District:

Vicki Barnett Vicki Barnett (born July 8, 1954) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Farmington Hills, Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Barnett previously served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2009 ...

(

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) * 62nd District: Kate Segal (

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) * 84th District: Terry Brown (

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Republicans (14)

* 19th District: John J. Walsh (

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) * 36th District:

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( Shelby Township) * 38th District: Hugh Crawford ( Novi) * 42nd District: Bill Rogers (

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) * 43rd District:

Gail Haines Gail S. Haines (born 19 December 1951) is a former American politician from Michigan. Haines was a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives. Education In 1973, Haines earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from State Uni ...

(

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) * 44th District: Eileen Kowall ( White Lake) * 45th District:

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) * 47th District:

Cindy Denby Cindy Denby (born December 11, 1955) is a Republican politician from Michigan currently serving in the Michigan House of Representatives. She also served for 16 years on the Handy Township Board of Trustees: eight years as township clerk and eigh ...

( Handy Township) * 58th District:

Kenneth Kurtz Kenneth Kurtz (born February 15, 1947) is a Republican politician from Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of ne ...

( Coldwater) * 59th District: Matt Lori (

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) * 63rd District: James "Jase" Bolger (

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) * 80th District: Robert Genetski ( Saugatuck) * 82nd District: Kevin Daley ( Lum) * 90th District: Joseph Haveman (

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) * 98th District:

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( Midland) * 104th District:

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)

Results

The election resulted in Republicans gaining 4 seats with Democrats losing 4 seats. On November 6,

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'', and Tim Greimel, Democrat from the 29th District, was re-elected Minority Leader.

Districts 1–28

Districts 29–55

Districts 56–83

Districts 84–110

Special Elections

75th District

Brandon Dillon Brandon Dillon (born April 27, 1972) is an American politician. He is the former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. Early life and education Dillon is a graduate of Catholic Central High School (1990), Grand Rapids Community College (1993 ...

resigned on August 3, 2015 after being elected chairman of the

Michigan Democratic Party The Michigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Michigan. It is based in Lansing. Lavora Barnes is the party's current chair. She was previously the party's Chief Operating Officer. The party currently con ...

. Under state law,

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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 ...

called a special primary election on November 4, 2015 and a special general election on March 8, 2016. Democrat David LaGrand defeated Michael Scruggs with 81% of the vote in the Democratic primary. Blake Edmonds was unopposed in the Republican primary.

80th and 82nd Districts

Vacancies in the 80th and 82nd districts were caused by the expulsion of

Cindy Gamrat Cindy Gamrat ( née Bauer; born June 15, 1973) is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 80th district. She was first elected in 2014, after playing a leading role in organizing the Tea Party movem ...

and resignation of

Todd Courser Todd Anthony Courser (born August 2, 1972) is an American lawyer, Tea Party Republican politician, and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives who resigned his seat when it became clear that he would be expelled for misconduct an ...

, respectively, on September 11, 2015. Under state law,

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called a special primary election on November 4, 2015 and a special general election on March 8, 2016. In the G.O.P. primary, Mary Whiteford defeated seven other candidates, including Gamrat, with just over 50% of the vote in the 80th District; and Gary Howell won an 11-way primary, including Courser, with 27% of the vote in the 82nd District. David Gernant was unopposed in the Democratic primary in the 80th, and Margaret Guerrero DeLuca earned 85% in a three-way Democratic primary in the 82nd.

28th District

After the death of longtime Macomb County Treasurer Ted Wahby in December 2015, one-term state Rep. Derek Miller was appointed treasurer and resigned his House seat effective February 1, 2016. On February 17, 2016, Gov.

called a special election to fill the remainder of Miller's term that expires at the end of 2016, with both the special primary and general elections to take place alongside the regularly scheduled elections. District 28
Republican Primary *Antoine M. Davison Democratic Primary *Patrick Green *Paul M. Kardasz *Lori M. Stone *Mike Westphall

11th District

Democratic state Rep. Julie Plawecki of the 11th District died unexpectedly while hiking in Oregon on June 25, 2016. Gov.

called a special election on July 5, 2016, to fill the remainder of Plawecki's term, with the special primary taking August 30 and the special general election to take place alongside the regularly scheduled general election on November 8, 2016. The primary was canceled on July 13, 2016, by Snyder after only one Democrat and one Republican filed for the race, making a primary unnecessary. The Democratic candidate is Plawecki's 22-year-old daughter Lauren. The winner will serve the final two months of the term that expires December 31, 2016. Candidates *Robert Pope (R) *Lauren Plawecki (D)

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