# Michigan's 86th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 86th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 86th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives in parts of Allegan and Ottawa counties. 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.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
| Carl O. Little | Republican | 1965–1968 | Saginaw | |
| Bert C. Brennan | Republican | 1969–1972 | Saginaw | |
| Robert D. Young | Republican | 1973–1974 | Saginaw | |
| Donald J. Albosta | Democratic | 1975–1976 | St. Charles | |
| Lewis N. Dodak | Democratic | 1977–1992 | Birch Run | |
| Alan Cropsey | Republican | 1993–1998 | DeWitt | |
| Valde Garcia | Republican | 1999–2001 | St. Johns | Resigned to join the Michigan Senate. |
| Scott Hummel | Republican | 2001–2002 | DeWitt | |
| James L. Koetje | Republican | 2003–2004 | Walker | |
| Dave Hildenbrand | Republican | 2005–2010 | Lowell | |
| Lisa Lyons | Republican | 2011–2016 | Alto | |
| Thomas Albert | Republican | 2017–2022 | Lowell | Lived in Belding until around 2019. |
| Nancy De Boer | Republican | 2023–present | Holland | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas Albert | 26,176 | 60.00 |
| | Democratic | Lauren Taylor | 16,026 | 36.73 |
| | Independent | Sue Norman | 1,425 | 3.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,627 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas Albert | 28,617 | 59.79% |
| | Democratic | Lynn Mason | 16,516 | 34.51% |
| | Green | Cliff Yankovich | 1,461 | 3.05% |
| | Libertarian | Bill Gelineau | 1,265 | 2.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,859 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Posthumus Lyons | 20,273 | 65.84 |
| | Democratic | Lynn Mason | 10,518 | 34.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,791 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Posthumus Lyons | 30,715 | 70.23 |
| | Democratic | Brian Bosak | 13,021 | 29.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,736 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lisa Posthumus Lyons | 25,943 | 70.23 |
| | Democratic | Frank Hammond | 10,996 | 29.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,939 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Hildenbrand | 34,004 | 64.52 |
| | Democratic | Melissa Casalina | 17,135 | 32.51 |
| | Libertarian | Patricia Steinport | 1,565 | 2.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,704 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Saginaw County (part) Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Kochville Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township Thomas Township Tittabawassee Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Bay County (part) Hampton Township Merritt Township Portsmouth Township Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Bridgeport Township Buena Vista Township Carrollton Township Saginaw (part) Saginaw Township (part) Spaulding Township St. Charles Township Taymouth Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Bay County (part) Bangor Township Hampton Township Merritt Township Saginaw County (part) Albee Township Birch Run Township Blumfield Township Bridgeport Township Buena Vista Township Frankenmuth Frankenmuth Township Maple Grove Township Spaulding Township Taymouth Township Zilwaukee Zilwaukee Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Clinton County (part) Bath Township Bengal Township Bingham Township Dallas Township DeWitt DeWitt Township Eagle Township Essex Township Greenbush Township Lebanon Township Olive Township Riley Township St. Johns Watertown Township Westphalia Township Ionia County (part) Danby Township Ionia (part) Ionia Township Lyons Township North Plains Township Orange Township Orleans Township Portland Portland Township Ronald Township Sebewa Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids (part) Grand Rapids Township Grattan Township Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township Walker | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Ionia County (part) Belding Berlin Township (part) Easton Township Ionia Ionia Township Orleans Township Otisco Township Kent County (part) Ada Township Bowne Township Caledonia Township Cascade Township Grattan Township Lowell Lowell Township Vergennes Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |