# Michigan's 55th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 55th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 55th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Oakland 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 |
| James S. Farnsworth | Republican | 1965–1972 | Plainwell | Lived in Otsego until around 1967. |
| Wayne B. Sackett | Republican | 1973–1976 | Portage | |
| Donald H. Gilmer | Republican | 1977–1982 | Augusta | |
| William Van Regenmorter | Republican | 1983–1990 | Jenison | |
| Jessie F. Dalman | Republican | 1991–1992 | Holland | |
| Beverly Swoish Hammerstrom | Republican | 1993–1998 | Temperance | |
| Gene DeRossett | Republican | 1999–2002 | Manchester | |
| Matt Milosch | Republican | 2003–2004 | Lambertville | |
| Kathy Angerer | Democratic | 2005–2010 | Dundee | |
| Rick Olson | Republican | 2011–2012 | Saline | |
| Adam Zemke | Democratic | 2013–2018 | Ann Arbor | |
| Rebekah Warren | Democratic | 2019–2020 | Ann Arbor | |
| Felicia Brabec | Democratic | 2021–2022 | Pittsfield Township | |
| Mark Tisdel | Republican | 2023–present | Rochester Hills | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rebekah Warren | 30,185 | 73.96 |
| | Republican | Bob Baird | 10,629 | 26.04 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,814 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Zemke | 30,097 | 69.33% |
| | Republican | Bob Baird | 13,312 | 30.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,409 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Zemke | 19,085 | 67.88 |
| | Republican | Leonard Burk | 9,030 | 32.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,115 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Zemke | 26,197 | 64.46 |
| | Republican | Owen Diaz | 13,029 | 32.06 |
| | Green | David McMahon | 1,415 | 3.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,641 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Olson | 17,295 | 52.93 |
| | Democratic | Mike Smith | 15,381 | 47.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,676 | 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 | Kathy Angerer | 33,234 | 66.09 |
| | Republican | Frank Moynihan | 17,054 | 33.91 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,288 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Allegan County (part) Dorr Township Fillmore Township Gun Plain Township Heath Township Hopkins Township Leighton Township Martin Township Monterey Township Otsego Otsego Township Overisel Township Plainwell Salem Township Wayland Township Barry County (part) Baltimore Township Barry Township Hope Township Johnstown Township Orangeville Township Prairieville Township Yankee Springs Township Ottawa County (part) Holland (part) Jamestown Township Zeeland (part) Zeeland Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Allegan County (part) Leighton Township Wayland Township Barry County (part) Excluding Orangeville Township (part) Kalamazoo County (part) Excluding Alamo Township Cooper Township Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Township Parchment Portage (part) Prairie Ronde Township Oshtemo Township Schoolcraft Township Texas Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Ottawa County (part) Georgetown Township Holland Holland Township Hudsonville Jamestown Township Zeeland Zeeland Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Monroe County (part) Macon Township Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Dundee Township Exeter Township Ida Township London Township Milan Milan Township Petersburg Summerfield Whiteford Township Washtenaw County (part) Augusta Township Bridgewater Township Freedom Township Lodi Township Manchester Township Milan Saline Saline Township Sharon Township York Township | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Monroe County (part) Bedford Township Dundee Township Erie Township Milan (part) Milan Township Petersburg Summerfield Whiteford Township Washtenaw County (part) Milan (part) Pittsfield Township (part) Saline Township (part) York Township | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Washtenaw County (part) Ann Arbor (part) Augusta Township (part) Ann Arbor Township Milan (part) Pittsfield Township (part) York Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |