# Michigan's 23rd House of Representatives district

Michigan's 23rd House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 23rd House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Livingston, Washtenaw, and Wayne 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 |
| Maxcine Young | Democratic | 1965–1966 | Detroit |
| Jackie Vaughn III | Democratic | 1967–1972 | Detroit |
| Hal Ziegler | Republican | 1973–1974 | Jackson |
| Michael H. Conlin | Republican | 1975–1978 | Jackson |
| Mary Keith Ballantine | Republican | 1979–1982 | Jackson |
| Philip E. Hoffman | Republican | 1983–1992 | Horton |
| Vincent Porreca | Democratic | 1993–1996 | Trenton |
| George Mans | Democratic | 1997–2002 | Trenton |
| Kathleen Law | Democratic | 2003–2008 | Gibraltar |
| Deb Kennedy | Democratic | 2009–2010 | Brownstown |
| Pat Somerville | Republican | 2011–2016 | New Boston |
| Darrin Camilleri | Democratic | 2017–2022 | Brownstown |
| Jason Morgan | Democratic | 2023–present | Ann Arbor |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrin Camilleri | 23,416 | 56.26 |
| | Republican | Michael Frazier | 16,365 | 43.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,528 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darrin Camilleri | 24,100 | 50.34% |
| | Republican | Robert Howey | 23,777 | 49.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,877 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat Somerville | 16,060 | 52.12 |
| | Democratic | David Haener | 14,754 | 47.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,814 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat Somerville | 22,810 | 50.49 |
| | Democratic | Tom Boritzki | 22,371 | 49.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,181 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patrick Somerville | 15,742 | 53.55 |
| | Democratic | Deb Kennedy | 13,657 | 46.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,399 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Deb Kennedy | 26,985 | 59.49 |
| | Republican | Neil DeBlois | 18,375 | 40.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,360 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Ingham County (part) Stockbridge Township Jackson County (part) Excluding Blackman Township Concord Township Hanover Township Jackson (part) Leoni Township Napoleon Township Parma Township Pulaski Township Sandstone Township Spring Arbor Township (part) Springport Township Summit Township (part) Tompkins Township Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Northfield Township Saline Township Scio Township Sharon Township Sylvan Township Webster Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Ingham County (part) Leslie Leslie Township Jackson County (part) Blackman Township Columbia Township Grass Lake Township Hanover Township Henrietta Township Leoni Township Liberty Township Napoleon Township Norvell Township Rives Township Sandstone Township Tompkins Township Waterloo Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Huron Township Rockwood Taylor (part) Trenton Woodhaven | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Huron Township Rockwood Sumpter Township Woodhaven | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Huron Township Trenton Woodhaven | 2011 Apportionment Plan |