Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 8th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Helena Scott
D–Detroit
Demographics25.4% White
67.2% Black
2.4% Hispanic
1% Asian
0.1% Native American
0.7% Other
3.3% Multiracial
Population (2024)89,127
Notes[1]

Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 8th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Oakland and Wayne 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(s) Notes
James Bradley Democratic 1965–1972 Detroit Reapportioned from the former Wayne County, 5th district; redistricted to the 15th district.[4]
Daisy Elliott 1973–1978 Detroit Redistricted from the 22nd district.[5]
Edward Vaughn 1979–1980 Detroit [6]
Daisy Elliott 1981–1982 Detroit [5]
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick 1983–1992 Detroit [7]
Ilona Varga 1993–1998 Detroit [8]
Belda Garza 1999–2002 Detroit [9]
Alma G. Stallworth 2003–2004 Detroit [10]
George Cushingberry Jr. 2005–2010 Detroit [11]
Thomas Stallworth III 2011–2012 Detroit [12]
David Nathan 2013–2014 Detroit [13]
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 2015–2020 Detroit [14]
Stephanie Young 2021–2022 Detroit [15]
Mike McFall 2023–2024 Hazel Park [16]
Helena Scott 2025–present Detroit [17]

Recent elections

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 26,983 96.35
Republican Valerie R. Parker 1,022 3.65
Total votes 28,005
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 33,270 95.76%
Republican Jennifer Rynicki 1,470 4.23%
Write-In DeShawn Wilkins 2 0.01%
Total votes 34,742 100.00%
Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 23,016 96.76
Republican Christopher Ewald 770 3.24
Total votes 23,786 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Nathan 38,792 96.92
Republican David Porter 1,231 3.08
Total votes 40,023 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Stallworth III 22,790 97.46
Republican Keith Franklin 595 2.54
Total votes 23,385 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Cushingberry Jr. 38,306 96.89
Libertarian Thomas Jones 1,229 3.11
Total votes 39,535 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Wayne County (part) 1964 Apportionment Plan[24]
Wayne County (part) 1972 Apportionment Plan[25]
Wayne County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan[26]
Wayne County (part) 1992 Apportionment Plan[27]
Wayne County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan[28]
Wayne County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan[29]

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 8, MI". Census Reporter.
  2. ↑ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Legislator Details - James Bradley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Legislator Details - Daisy Elliott". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Legislator Details - Edward Vaughn". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Legislator Details - Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Details - Ilona Varga". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Legislator Details - Belda Garza". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Legislator Details - Alma Grace Stallworth". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Legislator Details - George Cushingberry Jr". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Legislator Details - Thomas F. Stallworth III". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Legislator Details - David Nathan". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Legislator Details - Sherry Gay-Dagnogo". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Legislator Details - Stephanie Young". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Mike McFall". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Helena Scott". Michigan House of Representatives. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  18. ↑ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ↑ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ↑ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ↑ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ↑ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. ↑ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 383. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 463. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  26. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  27. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  28. ↑ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  29. ↑ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 8" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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