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Michigan's 78th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 78th StateHouse of Representativesdistrict


Gina JohnsenR–Lake Odessa		Gina JohnsenR–Lake Odessa
	Gina JohnsenR–Lake Odessa
88% White3% Black5% Hispanic3% Multiracial
92,241

Michigan's 78th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 78th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Barry, Eaton, Ionia, and Kent counties. 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.

Representative	Dates	Residence	Notes
Roy L. Spencer	Republican	1965–1976	Attica
Larry E. Burkhalter	Democratic	1977–1980	Lapeer
John Gregory Strand	Republican	1981–1982	Lapeer
Keith Muxlow	Republican	1983–1992	Brown City
Carl Gnodtke	Republican	1993–1996	Sawyer
Ron Jelinek	Republican	1997–2002	Three Oaks
Neal Nitz	Republican	2003–2008	Baroda
Sharon Tyler	Republican	2009–2012	Niles
Dave Pagel	Republican	2013–2018	Berrien Springs
Brad Paquette	Republican	2019–2022	Niles
Gina Johnsen	Republican	2023–present	Lake Odessa

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	33,508	68.6
	Democratic	15,344	31.4
48,852	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	25,765	65.6
	Democratic	13,533	34.4
39,298	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	28,485	62.7
	Democratic	16,297	35.9
	Natural Law	638	1.4
45,420	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	20,596	61.4
	Democratic	12,978	38.7
33,574	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	26,037	67.5
	Democratic	12,529	32.5
38,566	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	15,360	67.2
	Democratic	7,488	32.8
22,848	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	23,227	61.1
	Democratic	14,802	38.9
38,029	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	15,218	65.4
	Democratic	8,070	34.7
23,288	100
	Republican hold

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	20,226	52.1
	Democratic	18,623	47.9
38,849	100
	Republican hold

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Huron County (part)
Brookfield Township
Fairhaven Township
Grant Township
Oliver Township
Sebewaing Township
Winsor Township
Lapeer County
Tuscola County (part)

Almer Township Columbia Township Dayton Township Elkland Township Ellington Township Fremont Township Kingston Township Koylton Township Millington Township Novesta Township Watertown Township Wells Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan | | | | Lapeer County (part) Excluding Burlington Township Burnside Township Goodland Township Rich Township Macomb County (part)

Armada Township Bruce Township (part) Memphis (part) St. Clair County (part)

Excluding Algonac Brockway Township Burtchville Township Casco Township China Township Clay Township Cottrellville Township East China Township Grant Township Ira Township Kimball Township (part) Lynn Township Marine City Marysville New Baltimore (part) Port Huron Port Huron Township St. Clair St. Clair Township Yale | 1972 Apportionment Plan | | | | Sanilac County St. Clair County (part)

Burtchville Township Clyde Township Fort Gratiot Township Port Huron | 1982 Apportionment Plan | | | | Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township Bertrand Township Bridgman Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township Lake Charter Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles Niles Charter Township Oronoko Charter Township Pipestone Township Royalton Township Sodus Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan | | | | Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township Bertrand Township Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles (part) Niles Charter Township Oronoko Charter Township Pipestone Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township Cass County

Dowagiac Howard Township LaGrange Township (part) Niles (part) Silver Creek Township Wayne Township | 2001 Apportionment Plan | | | | Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township Bertrand Township Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles (part) Niles Charter Township Oronoko Charter Township Pipestone Township Sodus Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township Cass County

Howard Township Milton Township Niles (part) Ontwa Township Silver Creek Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan | |

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