Michigan's 78th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 78th State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 78th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Gina Johnsen; R–Odessa Township
Demographics	87.6% White; 2.4% Black; 4.3% Hispanic; 0.4% Asian; 0.4% Native American; 0.3% Other; 4.6% Multiracial
Population (2024)	92,597
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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.^[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]

Representative

Gina Johnsen
R–Odessa Township

Demographics87.6% White
2.4% Black
4.3% Hispanic
0.4% Asian
0.4% Native American
0.3% Other
4.6% Multiracial

Population(2024)92,597

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Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Roy L. Spencer	Republican	1965–1976	Attica	^[4]
Larry E. Burkhalter	Democratic	1977–1980	Lapeer	^[5]
John Gregory Strand	Republican	1981–1982	Lapeer	^[6]
Keith Muxlow	Republican	1983–1992	Brown City	^[7]
Carl Gnodtke	Republican	1993–1996	Sawyer	^[8]
Ron Jelinek	Republican	1997–2002	Three Oaks	^[9]
Neal Nitz	Republican	2003–2008	Baroda	^[10]
Sharon Tyler	Republican	2009–2012	Niles	^[11]
Dave Pagel	Republican	2013–2018	Berrien Springs	^[12]
Brad Paquette	Republican	2019–2022	Niles	^[13]
Gina Johnsen	Republican	2023–present	Odessa Township	Lived in Lake Odessa until around 2024.^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gina Johnsen	33,508	68.6
	Democratic	Christine Terpening	15,344	31.4
Total votes			48,852	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gina Johnsen	25,765	65.6
	Democratic	Leah Groves	13,533	34.4
Total votes			39,298	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Paquette	28,485	62.7
	Democratic	Dan VandenHeede	16,297	35.9
	Natural Law	Andrew Warner	638	1.4
Total votes			45,420	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Paquette	20,596	61.4
	Democratic	Dean E. Hill	12,978	38.7
Total votes			33,574	100
	Republican hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Pagel	26,037	67.5
	Democratic	Dean Hill	12,529	32.5
Total votes			38,566	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Pagel	15,360	67.2
	Democratic	Cartier Shields	7,488	32.8
Total votes			22,848	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Pagel	23,227	61.1
	Democratic	Jack Arbanas	14,802	38.9
Total votes			38,029	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Tyler	15,218	65.4
	Democratic	Cindy Ellis	8,070	34.7
Total votes			23,288	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Tyler	20,226	52.1
	Democratic	Judy Truesdell	18,623	47.9
Total votes			38,849	100
	Republican hold

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	^[24]
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	^[25]
Sanilac County St. Clair County (part) Burtchville Township Clyde Township Fort Gratiot Township Port Huron	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
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	^[27]
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	^[28]
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	^[29]