# Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 59th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 59th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Macomb 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 |
| Charles J. Davis | Republican | 1965–1968 | Onondaga | |
| Jim N. Brown | Republican | 1969–1972 | Okemos | Lived in Mason until around 1971. |
| H. Lynn Jondahl | Democratic | 1973–1992 | Okemos | Lived in East Lansing until around 1989. |
| Glenn S. Oxender | Republican | 1993–1998 | Sturgis | |
| Cameron S. Brown | Republican | 1999–2002 | Sturgis | |
| Rick S. Shaffer | Republican | 2003–2008 | Three Rivers | |
| Matt Lori | Republican | 2009–2014 | Constantine | |
| Aaron Miller | Republican | 2015–2020 | Sturgis | |
| Steve Carra | Republican | 2021–2022 | Three Rivers | |
| Doug Wozniak | Republican | 2023–present | Shelby Charter Township | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Aaron Miller | 20,922 | 66.25 |
| | Democratic | Dennis B. Smith | 10,656 | 33.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,578 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Aaron Miller (incumbent) | 24,342 | 66.77% |
| | Democratic | Carol Higgins | 12,117 | 33.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,459 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Aaron Miller | 14,141 | 62.25 |
| | Democratic | Mike Moroz | 8,574 | 37.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,715 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Lori | 22,510 | 62.27 |
| | Democratic | Mike Moroz | 13,640 | 37.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,150 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Lori | 17,603 | 72 |
| | Democratic | Carol Higgins | 6,846 | 28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,449 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Lori | 23,826 | 59.86 |
| | Democratic | Carol Higgins | 15,977 | 40.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,803 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Ingham County (part) Bunker Hill Township East Lansing (part) Ingham Township Leroy Township Leslie Township Locke Township Mason Meridian Township Onondaga Township Stockbridge Township Vevay Township Wheatfield Township White Oak Township Williamston Williamstown Township Jackson County (part) Springport Township Tompkins Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Ingham County (part) East Lansing Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part) Meridian Township Williamstown Township (part) | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Ingham County (part) East Lansing Locke Township Meridian Township Wheatfield Township Williamston Williamstown Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Cass County (part) Calvin Township Howard Township Jefferson Township Marcellus Township Mason Township Milton Township Newberg Township Niles Ontwa Township Penn Township Porter Township St. Joseph County | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Cass County (part) Calvin Township Jefferson Township La Grange Township (part) Marcellus Township Mason Township Milton Township Newberg Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Porter Township Volinia Township St. Joseph County | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Cass County (part) Calvin Township Dowagiac Jefferson Township La Grange Township Marcellus Township Mason Township Newberg Township Penn Township Pokagon Township Porter Township Volinia Township Wayne Township St. Joseph County | 2011 Apportionment Plan |