Michigan's 87th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 87th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 87th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Muskegon County.^[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 87th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Will Snyder D–Muskegon
Demographics	63% White 23% Black 8% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American
Population (2022)	90,984
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Blair G. Woodman		Republican	1965–1968	Owosso	[4]
Bill Ballenger		Republican	1969–1970	Ovid	[5]
R. Douglas Trezise		Republican	1971–1974	Owosso	[6]
Francis R. Spaniola		Democratic	1975–1990	Corunna	[7]
Clark A. Harder		Democratic	1991–1992	Owosso	[8]
Robert G. Bender		Republican	1993–1994	Middleville	[9]
Terry Geiger		Republican	1995–2000	Lake Odessa	[10]
Gary A. Newell		Republican	2001–2006	Saranac	[11]
Brian Calley		Republican	2007–2010	Portland	[12]
Mike Callton		Republican	2011–2016	Nashville	[13]
Julie Calley		Republican	2017–2022	Portland	[14]
Will Snyder		Democratic	2023–present	Muskegon	[15]

Recent Elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Calley	27,515	67.56
	Democratic	Shawn Marie Winters	13,213	32.44
Total votes			40,728	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Calley	30,957	67.08%
	Democratic	Eric Anderson	12,955	28.07%
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Gillotte	2,238	4.85%
Total votes			46,150	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Callton	20,355	66.67
	Democratic	Jordan Brehm	10,178	33.33
Total votes			30,533	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Callton	26,454	61.63
	Democratic	Sherry Anderson	14,937	34.80
	Libertarian	Joseph Gillotte	1,533	3.57
Total votes			42,924	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Callton	22,308	71.87
	Democratic	Greg Grieves	8,731	28.13
Total votes			31,039	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Calley	29,582	64.05
	Democratic	Greg Grieves	14,359	31.09
	Constitution	Phillip Adams	1,267	2.74
	Libertarian	Joseph Gillotte	975	2.11
Total votes			46,183	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Clinton County (part) Bath Township Bingham Township DeWitt Township Olive Township Ovid Township St. Johns Victor Township Shiawassee County	1964 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Clinton County (part) Bath Township (part) Victor Township Genesee County (part) Excluding Argentine Township Atlas Township Burton Township Clayton Township Clio Davison Davison Township Fenton Fenton Township Flint Flint Township Forest Township Gaines Township Genesee Township Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Township Montrose Township Mount Morris Mount Morris Township (part) Mundy Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township Shiawassee County (part) Excluding Fairfield Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Livingston County (part) Cohoctah Township Deerfield Township Oceola Township Shiawassee County	1982 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Barry County Ionia County (part) Belding Berlin Township Boston Township Campbell Township Easton Township Ionia (part) Keene Township Odessa Township Otisco Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Barry County Ionia County (part) Berlin Township (part) Boston Township Campbell Township Danby Township Ionia (part) Ionia Township (part) Lyons Township North Plains Township Odessa Township Orange Township Portland Portland Township Ronald Township Sebewa Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Barry County Ionia County (part) Berlin Township (part) Boston Township Campbell Township Danby Township Keene Township Lyons Township North Plains Township Odessa Township Orange Township Portland Portland Township Ronald Township Sebewa Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[27]

References

1. "State House District 87, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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7. "Legislator Details - Francis Richard Spaniola". Library of Michigan. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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22. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 391. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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