Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 107th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Parker Fairbairn
R–Harbor Springs
Demographics83.7% White
1% Black
1.9% Hispanic
0.7% Asian
5.5% Native American
0.5% Other
6.6% Multiracial
Population (2024)91,467
Notes[1]

Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 107th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Cheboygan, Chippewa, and Mackinac counties, as well as all of Charlevoix and Emmet counties.[2] 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.[3]

List of representatives

Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Einar E. Erlandsen Democratic 1965–1966 Escanaba [4]
Charles H. Varnum Republican 1967–1982 Manistique [5]
Pat Gagliardi Democratic 1983–1998 Drummond Island [6]
Scott Shackleton Republican 1999–2004 Sault Ste. Marie [7]
Gary McDowell Democratic 2005–2010 Rudyard [8]
Frank Foster Republican 2011–2014 Petoskey Lived in Pellston until around 2013.[9]
Lee Chatfield Republican 2015–2021 Levering [10]
John Damoose Republican 2021–2022 Harbor Springs [11]
Neil Friske Republican 2023–2025 Charlevoix [12]
Parker Fairbairn Republican 2025–present Harbor Springs [13]

Recent elections

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Parker Fairbairn 34,728 60.7
Democratic Jodi Decker 22,516 39.3
Total votes 57,244 100
Republican hold
2022 Michigan House of Representatives election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Neil Friske 26,867 56.6
Democratic Jodi Decker 20,610 43.4
Total votes 47,477 100
Republican hold
2020 Michigan House of Representatives election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Damoose 31,666 60.9
Democratic Jim Page 20,367 39.1
Total votes 52,033 100
Republican hold
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Chatfield 24,834 58.7
Democratic Joanne Schmidt Galloway 17,448 41.3
Total votes 42,282 100
Republican hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Chatfield 30,131 67.1
Democratic Phil Bellfy 14,781 32.9
Total votes 44,912 100
Republican hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Chatfield 19,341 60.9
Democratic Jim Page 12,396 39.1
Total votes 31,737 100
Republican hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Foster 25,301 58.0
Democratic Suzanne Shumway 18,301 42.0
Total votes 43,602 100
Republican hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Foster 19,337 63.0
Democratic Richard Timmer 11,350 37.0
Total votes 30,687 100
Republican gain from Democratic
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary McDowell 31,851 68.7
Republican Alex Strobehn 14,500 31.3
Total votes 46,351 100
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan[23]
1972 Apportionment Plan[24]
1982 Apportionment Plan[25]
1992 Apportionment Plan[26]
2001 Apportionment Plan[27]
2011 Apportionment Plan[28]

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 107, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ↑ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - Einar E. Erlandsen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - Charles H. Varnum". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Patrick M. Gagliardi". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - Scott A. Shackleton". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Gary McDowell". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Frank Foster". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Lee Chatfield". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - John Damoose". Library of Michigan. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Neil Friske". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "About Parker Fairbairn | Michigan House Republicans". gophouse.org. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2024 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  15. ↑ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ↑ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ↑ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ↑ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ↑ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 393. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 475. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  25. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  26. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  27. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  28. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 107" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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