# Michigan's 9th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 9th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 9th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County. 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 |
| Rosetta A. Ferguson | Democratic | 1965–1972 | Detroit | |
| George H. Edwards | Democratic | 1973–1978 | Detroit | |
| Ethel Terrell | Democratic | 1973–1990 | Highland Park | |
| Chester Wozniak | Democratic | 1991–1992 | Hamtramck | |
| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | Democratic | 1993–1996 | Detroit | |
| Kwame Kilpatrick | Democratic | 1997–2001 | Detroit | Resigned to become Mayor of Detroit. |
| Fred Durhal Jr. | Democratic | 2002 | Detroit | |
| Tupac A. Hunter | Democratic | 2003–2006 | Detroit | |
| Shanelle Jackson | Democratic | 2007–2012 | Detroit | |
| Harvey Santana | Democratic | 2013–2016 | Detroit | |
| Sylvia Santana | Democratic | 2017–2018 | Detroit | |
| Karen Whitsett | Democratic | 2019–2022 | Detroit | |
| Abraham Aiyash | Democratic | 2023–present | Hamtramck | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Karen Whitsett | 20,579 | 95.16 |
| | Republican | James Stephens | 1,046 | 4.84 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,625 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sylvia Santana | 27,560 | 94.29% |
| | Republican | James Stephens | 1,668 | 5.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,228 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Santana | 17,623 | 95.52 |
| | Republican | James Stephens | 827 | 4.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,450 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Harvey Santana | 32,063 | 95.34 |
| | Republican | Rene Simpson | 1,567 | 4.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,630 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shanelle Jackson | 19,063 | 95 |
| | Republican | David Porter | 683 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Haney | 187 | 0.93 |
| | Independent | D'Artagnan Collier | 134 | 0.67 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,067 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shanelle Jackson | 34,084 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,084 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Highland Park | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Hamtramck Highland Park | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Dearborn (part) Detroit (part) | 2011 Apportionment Plan |