Michigan's 72nd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 72nd State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 72nd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Mike Mueller; R–Linden
Demographics	85.2% White; 4.3% Black; 3.5% Hispanic; 1.9% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.8% Other; 4.3% Multiracial
Population (2024)	92,221
Notes

Michigan's 72nd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 72nd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Genesee, Livingston and Oakland 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]

Demographics85.2% White
4.3% Black
3.5% Hispanic
1.9% Asian
0.1% Native American
0.8% Other
4.3% Multiracial

Population(2024)92,221

Notes^[1]

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Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Warren N. Goemaere	Democratic	1965–1978	Roseville	^[4]
Nick Ciaramitaro	Democratic	1979–1982	Roseville	^[5]
David H. Evans	Democratic	1983–1984	Mount Clemens	^[6]
Robert A. Perakis	Republican	1985–1986	Mount Clemens	^[7]
Sharon L. Gire	Democratic	1987–1992	Clinton Township	^[8]
Walter J. DeLange	Republican	1993–1996	Kentwood	^[9]
Mark Jansen	Republican	1997–2002	Grand Rapids	^[10]
Glenn D. Steil Jr.	Republican	2003–2008	Cascade Township	Lived in Grand Rapids until around 2007.^[11]
Justin Amash	Republican	2009–2010	Cascade Township	^[12]
Ken Yonker	Republican	2011–2016	Caledonia	Lived in Gaines Township from 2013 to 2014.^[13]
Steve Johnson	Republican	2017–2022	Shelbyville	^[14]
Mike Mueller	Republican	2023–present	Linden	^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Mueller	34,910	60.8
	Democratic	John Dolza	22,512	39.2
Total votes			57,422	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Mueller	26,452	58.1
	Democratic	Stacy Taylor	19,084	41.9
Total votes			45,538	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Johnson	29,614	55.1
	Democratic	Lily Chen-Schulting	24,170	44.9
Total votes			53,784	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Johnson	21,374	53.7
	Democratic	Ron Draayer	17,273	43.4
	Libertarian	Jamie Lewis	1,185	3.0
Total votes			39,832	100
	Republican hold

List of representatives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Johnson	26,343	58.5
	Democratic	Steve Shoemaker	18,693	41.5
Total votes			45,036	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Yonker	17,884	68.2
	Democratic	Kemal Hamulic	8,329	31.8
Total votes			26,213	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Yonker	24,653	58.5
	Democratic	Scott Urbanowski	15,982	38.0
	Libertarian	William Wenzel	1,481	3.5
Total votes			42,116	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Yonker	24,800	72.9
	Democratic	Brian Bosak	9,219	27.1
Total votes			34,019	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Amash	31,238	61.0
	Democratic	Albert Abbasse	18,454	36.0
	Libertarian	William Wenzel	1,558	3.0
Total votes			51,250	100
	Republican hold

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Macomb County (part) Clinton Township (part) Fraser Roseville St. Clair Shores (part) Warren (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
Macomb County (part) Clinton Township (part) Fraser Roseville	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Macomb County (part) Clinton Township Fraser	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Kent County (part) Byron Township Caledonia Township Cascade Township Gaines Township Kentwood	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Kent County (part) Caledonia Township Cascade Township Gaines Township Kentwood	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
Allegan County (part) Dorr Township Leighton Township Wayland Wayland Township Kent County (part) Gaines Township Kentwood	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[30]