Michigan's 43rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 43rd State
House of Representatives
district
Michigan's 43rd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Rachelle Smit; R–Martin
Demographics	90% White; 1% Black; 5% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,834
Notes

Michigan's 43rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 43rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Allegan, Barry, and Eaton 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

Rachelle Smit
R–Martin

Demographics90% White
1% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Multiracial

Population(2022)92,834

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Representative		Dates	Residence	Notes
Don R. Pears	Republican	1965–1970	Buchanan	^[4]
Harry T. Gast Jr.	Republican	1971–1978	St. Joseph	^[5]
Carl Gnodtke	Republican	1979–1992	Sawyer	^[6]
Charlie James Harrison Jr.	Democratic	1993–1994	Pontiac	Resigned.^[7]
Hubert Price Jr.	Democratic	1994–2000	Pontiac	^[8]
Clarence E. Phillips	Democratic	2001–2002	Pontiac	^[9]
Fran Amos	Republican	2003–2008	Waterford Township	^[10]
Gail Haines	Republican	2009–2014	Waterford Township	^[11]
Jim Tedder	Republican	2015–2018	Clarkston	^[12]
Andrea Schroeder	Republican	2019–2021	Clarkston	Died in office.^[13]^[14]
Mike R. Harris	Republican	2022	Clarkston	^[15]^[16]
Rachelle Smit	Republican	2023–present	Shelbyville	^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rachelle Smit	39,396	72.1
	Democratic	Danene Shumaker	15,265	27.9
Total votes			54,661	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rachelle Smit	30,920	70.8
	Democratic	Mark Ludwig	12,771	29.2
Total votes			43,691	100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrea Schroeder	33,405	59.7
	Democratic	Nicole Breadon	22,596	40.4
Total votes			56,001	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrea K. Schroeder	24,061	56.5
	Democratic	Nicole Breadon	18,509	43.5
Total votes			42,570	100
	Republican hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tedder	30,923	65.5
	Democratic	Ted Villella	16,309	34.5
Total votes			47,232	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Tedder	18,661	58.2
	Democratic	Dennis Ritter	13,380	41.8
Total votes			32,041	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gail Haines	26,554	60.8
	Democratic	Neil Billington	17,149	39.2
Total votes			43,703	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gail Haines	17,295	65.6
	Democratic	Regina Strong	9,064	34.4
Total votes			26,359	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gail Haines	20,216	49.3
	Democratic	Scott Hudson	19,367	47.2
	Constitution	Paul Greenawalt	1,460	3.6
Total votes			41,043	100
	Republican hold

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township (part) Bertrand Township Bridgman Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township Lake Township Lincoln Township New Buffalo Township Oronoko Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township Cass County (part) LaGrange Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Wayne Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[26]
Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Bertrand Township Bridgman Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township Lake Township Lincoln Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles Township (part) Oronoko Township Royalton Township Three Oaks Township Sodus Township St. Joseph St. Joseph Township Weesaw Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[27]
Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Bertrand Township Bridgman Buchanan Buchanan Township Galien Township Lake Township Lincoln Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles Niles Township Oronoko Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township Chikaming Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[28]
Oakland County (part) Auburn Hills Lake Angelus Pontiac	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
Oakland County (part) Lake Angelus Waterford Township West Bloomfield Township (part)	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
Oakland County (part) Independence Township Lake Angelus Village of Clarkston Waterford Township (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[31]