Michigan's 88th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 88th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 88th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Muskegon and Ottawa 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 88th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Greg VanWoerkom
RNorton Shores
Demographics91.6% White
1.5% Black
3.4% Hispanic
1.0% Asian
0.4% Other
Population (2010)92,533[1]

List of representatives

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Representative Party Dates Residence Notes
Lester J. Allen Republican 1965–1968 Ithaca [4]
Richard J. Allen Republican 1969–1972 Ithaca [5]
Stanley M. Powell Republican 1973–1978 Ionia [6]
Alan Cropsey Republican 1979–1982 DeWitt [7]
Robert G. Bender Republican 1983–1992 Middleville [8]
Paul Hillegonds Republican 1993–1996 Holland [9]
Patricia L. Birkholz Republican 1997–2002 Saugatuck [10]
Fulton Sheen Republican 2003–2008 Plainwell [11]
Robert Genetski Republican 2009–2012 Saugatuck [12]
Roger Victory Republican 2013–2018 Hudsonville [13]
Luke Meerman Republican 2019–2022 Coopersville [14]
Greg VanWoerkom Republican 2023–present Norton Shores [15]

Recent Elections

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2018 Michigan House of Representatives election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luke Meerman 28,593 71.02
Democratic Heidi A. Zuniga 11,667 28.98
Total votes 40,260 100
Republican hold
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Victory 34,356 75.07%
Democratic Kim Nagy 11,410 24.93%
Total votes 45,766 100.00%
Republican hold
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Victory 22,788 79.82
Democratic Janice Gwasdacus 5,761 20.18
Total votes 28,549 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Victory 32,053 86.87
Libertarian Michael Perry 4,843 13.13
Total votes 36,896 100.0
Republican hold
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Genetski 23,518 73.71
Democratic Randy Thompson 8,389 26.29
Total votes 31,907 100.0
Republican hold
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Genetski 29,064 61.6
Democratic Tom Clark 18,119 38.4
Total votes 47,183 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
Clinton County (part)

Eaton County (part)

Gratiot County

Midland County (part)

1964 Apportionment Plan [22]
Clinton County (part)

Gratiot County (part)

Ionia County (part)

Montcalm County (part)

Shiawassee County (part)

1972 Apportionment Plan [23]
Barry County (part) 1982 Apportionment Plan [24]
Allegan County 1992 Apportionment Plan [25]
Allegan County (part) 2001 Apportionment Plan [26]
  Ottawa County (part) 2011 Apportionment Plan [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of State House District 88, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Legislator Details - Lester J. Allen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Legislator Details - Richard John Allen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Legislator Details - Stanley M. Powell". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Legislator Details - Alan Lee Cropsey". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Legislator Details - Robert G. Bender". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Legislator Details - Paul Hillegonds". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Legislator Details - Patricia L. Birkholz". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Legislator Details - Fulton J. Sheen". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Legislator Details - Bob Genetski". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Legislator Details - Roger Victory". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Legislator Details - Luke Meerman". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Legislator Details - Greg VanWoerkom". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "2018 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "2014 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  19. ^ "2012 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "2010 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  22. ^ "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 391. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  23. ^ "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 472. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1989. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  25. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 1995. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  26. ^ "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  27. ^ "MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 88" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.