# Michigan's 47th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 47th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 47th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Jackson and Washtenaw 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 |
| Cyril H. Root | Republican | 1965–1968 | Kalamazoo | |
| Wayne B. Sackett | Republican | 1969–1972 | Portage | |
| Jack Welborn | Republican | 1973–1974 | Kalamazoo | |
| Robert A. Welborn | Republican | 1975–1982 | Kalamazoo | |
| Paul Wartner | Republican | 1983–1990 | Portage | |
| Dale L. Shugars | Republican | 1991–1992 | Portage | |
| Sandra J. Hill | Republican | 1993–1996 | Montrose | |
| Rose Bogardus | Democratic | 1997–2002 | Davison | |
| Joe Hune | Republican | 2003–2008 | Hamburg Township | Lived in Fowlerville until around 2007. |
| Cindy Denby | Republican | 2009–2014 | Handy Township | Lived in Fowlerville until around 2011. |
| Henry Vaupel | Republican | 2015–2020 | Fowlerville | |
| Bob Bezotte | Republican | 2021–2022 | Howell | |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democratic | 2023–present | Ann Arbor | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Hank Vaupel | 28,948 | 66.42 |
| | Democratic | Colleen Turk | 14,638 | 33.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,586 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry Vaupel | 32,616 | 68.17% |
| | Democratic | Keith Van Houten | 12,918 | 27.00% |
| | Libertarian | Rodger Young | 2,314 | 4.84% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,848 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Henry Vaupel | 20,995 | 69.11 |
| | Democratic | Jordan Genso | 8,086 | 26.62 |
| | Libertarian | Rodger Young | 1,300 | 4.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,381 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cindy Denby | 27,621 | 64.06 |
| | Democratic | Shawn Lowe Desai | 13,888 | 32.21 |
| | Libertarian | James Weeks | 1,607 | 3.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,116 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cindy Denby | 22,448 | 69.62 |
| | Democratic | Garry Post | 9,794 | 30.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,242 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cindy Denby | 27,851 | 59.02 |
| | Democratic | Scott Lucas | 17,059 | 36.15 |
| | Libertarian | Rodger Young | 1,347 | 2.85 |
| | Constitution | Philip Johnson | 929 | 1.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,186 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Charleston Township (part) Cooper Township Kalamazoo (part) Kalamazoo Township Parchment Portage Oshtemo Township Richland Township Ross Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo (part) Parchment Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Oshtemo Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Kalamazoo County (part) Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo Township (part) Parchment Portage Prairie Ronde Township Oshtemo Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Clio Davison Davison Township Flushing Flushing Township Forest Township Montrose Montrose Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Livingston County (part) Cohoctah Township Conway Township Deerfield Township Hamburg Township Handy Township Hartland Township Howell Howell Township Iosco Township Marion Township (part) Putnam Township Tyrone Township Unadilla Township | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Livingston County (part) Cohoctah Township Conway Township Deerfield Township Fenton (part) Handy Township Hartland Township Howell Howell Township Iosco Township Marion Township Tyrone Township Unadilla Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |