Michigan's 8th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Michigan's 8th congressional district.

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]

Michigan's 8th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Mike McFall D–Hazel Park
Demographics	45% White 44% Black 3% Hispanic 4% Asian 0.3% Other 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	88,793
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
James Bradley		Democratic	1965–1972	Detroit	[4]
Daisy Elliott		Democratic	1973–1978	Detroit
Edward Vaughn		Democratic	1979–1980	Detroit	[5]
Daisy Elliott		Democratic	1981–1982	Detroit	[6]
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick		Democratic	1983–1992	Detroit	[7]
Ilona Varga		Democratic	1993–1998	Detroit	[8]
Belda Garza		Democratic	1999–2002	Detroit	[9]
Alma G. Stallworth		Democratic	2003–2004	Detroit	[10]
George Cushingberry Jr.		Democratic	2005–2010	Detroit	[11]
Thomas Stallworth III		Democratic	2011–2012	Detroit	[12]
David Nathan		Democratic	2013–2014	Detroit	[13]
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo		Democratic	2015–2020	Detroit	[14]
Stephanie Young		Democratic	2021–2022	Detroit	[15][16]
Mike McFall		Democratic	2023–present	Hazel Park	[17][18]

Recent elections

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

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^[20]

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^[21]

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^[22]

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^[23]

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^[24]

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) Detroit (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) River Rouge	1992 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	[29]
	Wayne County (part) Detroit (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	[30]

References

1. "State House District 8, MI". Census Reporter.
2. "Hickory_House". Michigan. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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4. "Legislator Details - James Bradley". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
5. "Legislator Details - Edward Vaughn". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
6. "Legislator Details - Daisy Elliott". 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.
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14. "Legislator Details - Sherry Gay-Dagnogo". Library of Michigan. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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16. "Legislator Details - Stephanie Young". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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18. Kozlowski, Andy. "McFall wins Michigan House District 8 race". C & G Newspapers. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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24. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Lansing: Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
25. "Michigan Manual 1965/1966". Michigan Legislature. 1965. p. 383. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
26. "Michigan Manual 1975/1976". Michigan Legislature. 1975. p. 463. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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29. "REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS" (PDF). Michigan Legislature. 2001. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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