Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district

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]

Michigan's 107th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Neil Friske
RCharlevoix
Demographics81.4% White
2.5% Black
1.3% Hispanic
0.6% Asian
4.3% Other
Population (2010)94,281[1]

List of representatives

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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–present Charlevoix [12]

Recent Elections

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Chatfield 24,834 58.73
Democratic Joanne Schmidt Galloway 17,448 41.27
Total votes 42,282 100
Republican hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Chatfield 30,131 67.09%
Democratic Phil Bellfy 14,781 32.91%
Total votes 44,912 100.00%
Republican hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Chatfield 19,341 60.94
Democratic Jim Page 12,396 39.06
Total votes 31,737 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Foster 25,301 58.03
Democratic Suzanne Shumway 18,301 41.97
Total votes 43,602 100.0
Republican hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Foster 19,337 63.01
Democratic Richard Timmer 11,350 36.99
Total votes 30,687 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary McDowell 31,851 68.72
Republican Alex Strobehn 14,500 31.28
Total votes 46,351 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan [19]
1972 Apportionment Plan [20]
1982 Apportionment Plan [21]
1992 Apportionment Plan [22]
2001 Apportionment Plan [23]
  2011 Apportionment Plan [24]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of State House District 107, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  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. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 393. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  20. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 475. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  21. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  23. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  24. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 107" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.