Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 5th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Regina Weiss
D–Oak Park
Demographics13.6% White
78.7% Black
1.4% Hispanic
1.5% Asian
0.2% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.4% Other
3.1% Multiracial
Population (2024)92,532
Notes[1]

Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in Oakland and Wayne County, Michigan.[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the reapportionment of state legislative districts from a county-based system to a proportional one following the Supreme Court case Reynolds v. Sims.[3] It is currently represented by Democrat Regina Weiss of Oak Park.

List of representatives

Representative Party Dates Residence(s) Notes
E. D. O'Brien Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 3rd district.[4]
George Montgomery Sr. 1973–1980 Detroit Redistricted from the 20th district.[5]
Teola Pearl Hunter 1981–1992 Detroit Resigned January 1992 to work in the Wayne County Health and Community Services Department.[6][7]
Triette Lipsey Reeves 1992[a]–1993 Detroit [8]
Ted Wallace 1993–1998 Detroit Redistricted from the 10th district; term limited.[9]
Kenneth R. Daniels 1999–2002 Detroit Redistricted to the 2nd district.[10]
Bill McConico 2003–2006 Detroit Redistricted from the 6th district; term limited.[11]
Bert Johnson 2007–2010 Detroit [12]
John Olumba 2011–2012 Detroit Redistricted to the 3rd district.[13]
Frederick Durhal Jr. 2013–2014 Detroit Redistricted from the 6th district; term limited.[14]
Fred Durhal III 2015–2018 Detroit [15]
Cynthia A. Johnson 2019–2022 Detroit [16]
Natalie Price 2023–2024 Berkley Redistricted to the 6th district.[17]
Regina Weiss 2025–present Oak Park Redistricted from the 6th district.[18]

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan[b]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan[c]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan
2013–present Wayne Detroit (Southwest Side and some of the West Side)
2003-12 Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck
1993-2002 Wayne Detroit (Upper East Side)
2011-2022 Wayne Detroit (part)
[19]
Oakland County (part)

Wayne County (part)

 2021 Apportionment Plan[20]
Oakland County (part)

Wayne County (part)

 Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024[2]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cynthia A. Johnson 12,838 94.38
Republican Dorothy Patterson 764 5.62
Total votes 13,602
Democratic hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal III 17,832 92.51
Republican Dorothy Patterson 1,444 7.49
Turnout 19,276
Democratic hold Swing
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal III 11,796 94.41
Republican Dorothy Patterson 645 5.16
Democratic Write-in Tonya Renay Wells 3 0.02
Write-In Cynthia A. Johnson 50 0.40
Turnout 12,494
Democratic hold Swing
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Durhal, Jr. 22,996 94.21
Republican Samuel R. Rodriguez 1,413 5.79
Turnout 24,409
Democratic hold Swing
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Olumba 11,763 89.91
Republican Jermain Lee Jones 779 5.95
Democratic Muhammad Alim 541 4.14
Turnout 13,083
Democratic hold Swing
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bert Johnson 25,595 100.00
Turnout 25,595
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected in a 1992 special election to replace Rep. Teola Pearl Hunter, who resigned.
  2. ↑ Referred to as the Austin-Kleiner plan.
  3. ↑ Referred to as the Hatcher-Kleiner plan.

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 5, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. 1 2 "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 3 - Remedial 2021 Apportionment Plan Approved in 2024" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ "In Re Apportionment of State Legislature (Mich. 1964)". Justia. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - E[verette] D[ayle] OBrien". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Legislator Details - George Montgomery Sr.". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Teola Pearl Hunter". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Dodak chides Engler for delay in setting vote for vacant seat". The Grand Rapids Press. February 25, 1992. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Triette Lipsey Reeves". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Ted Wallace". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Kenneth R. Daniels". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - Bill McConico". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Bert Johnson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - John Olumba". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Frederick Durhal Jr.". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Legislator Details - Fred Durhal III". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Legislator Details - Cynthia A. Johnson". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Legislator Details - Natalie Price". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Legislator Details - Regina Weiss". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  19. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 5" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  20. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 5 - 2021 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). www.michigan.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
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