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November 8, 2016
  
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99th District
  
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47

Date
  
8 November 2016

January 14, 2015
  
January 9, 2013

63
  
47

2,263,673
  
2,260,633

Location
  
Michigan, United States

Michigan House of Representatives election, 2016

The 2016 Michigan House of Representatives elections was held on November 8, 2016, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 2, 2016. Members elected at the 2016 election will serve in the 99th Michigan Legislature which convenes on January 11, 2017.

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Term-limited members

Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are only able to serve two four-years terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. The following members are term-limited from seeking re-election to the House in 2016.

Democrats (13)

  • 2nd District: Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
  • 9th District: Harvey Santana
  • 14th District: Paul Clemente
  • 15th District: George Darany
  • 18th District: Sarah Roberts
  • 26th District: Jim Townsend
  • 31st District: Marilyn Lane
  • 50th District: Charles Smiley
  • 53rd District: Jeff Irwin
  • 54th District: David Rutledge
  • 92nd District: Marcia Hovey-Wright
  • 96th District: Charles Brunner
  • Republicans (25)

  • 20th District: Kurt Heise
  • 23rd District: Pat Somerville
  • 24th District: Anthony G. Forlini
  • 30th District: Jeff Farrington
  • 32nd District: Andrea LaFontaine
  • 33rd District: Ken Goike
  • 46th District: Bradford Jacobsen
  • 57th District: Nancy Jenkins
  • 64th District: Earl Poleski
  • 66th District: Aric Nesbitt
  • 70th District: Rick Outman
  • 72nd District: Ken Yonker
  • 77th District: Tom Hooker
  • 79th District: Al Pscholka
  • 83rd District: Paul Muxlow
  • 85th District: Ben Glardon
  • 86th District: Lisa Lyons
  • 87th District: Mike Callton
  • 89th District: Amanda Price
  • 97th District: Joel Johnson
  • 99th District: Kevin Cotter
  • 100th District: Jon Bumstead
  • 101st District: Ray Franz
  • 102nd District: Phil Potvin
  • 103rd District: Bruce Rendon
  • 106th District: Peter Pettalia
  • 108th District: Ed McBroom
  • Background

    Over one-third of the House is term-limted, with the legislators who were elected in the 2010 mid-term elections, that saw the House Republican conference pick up 21 seats, the largest net gain for one party in an election since Michigan's newly constituted term-limits to effect in 1992.

    Election Matchups

    Following the primary elections on August 2, general election matchups in each district are as follows:

    References

    Michigan House of Representatives election, 2016 Wikipedia