# Michigan's 49th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 49th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 49th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Livingston and Oakland 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 |
| James Folks | Republican | 1965–1972 | Horton | |
| Dan Angel | Republican | 1973–1978 | Marshall | Resigned. |
| Everitt F. Lincoln | Republican | 1978–1982 | Albion | |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | Democratic | 1983–1986 | Battle Creek | |
| Bill Martin | Republican | 1987–1992 | Battle Creek | |
| Robert L. Emerson | Democratic | 1993–1998 | Flint | |
| Jack Minore | Democratic | 1999–2004 | Flint | |
| Lee Gonzales | Democratic | 2005–2010 | Flint Township | |
| Jim Ananich | Democratic | 2011–2013 | Flint | Resigned. |
| Phil Phelps | Democratic | 2013–2018 | Flushing | |
| John Cherry III | Democratic | 2019–2022 | Flint | |
| Ann Bollin | Republican | 2023–present | Brighton | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John D. Cherry | 22,769 | 72.37 |
| | Republican | Patrick Duvendeck | 8,695 | 27.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,464 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Phelps | 24,862 | 68.45% |
| | Republican | Jeremy Baker | 11,458 | 31.55% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,320 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Phelps | 18,211 | 73.63 |
| | Republican | Lu Penton | 6,522 | 26.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,733 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2013 Michigan House of Representatives special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Phil Phelps | 4,894 | 63.41 |
| | Republican | Don Pfeiffer | 2,501 | 32.40 |
| | Libertarian | Pat Clawson | 323 | 4.19 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,718 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Ananich | 28,275 | 74.51 |
| | Republican | Robert Daunt | 9,674 | 25.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,949 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Ananich | 15,647 | 67.28 |
| | Republican | Allen Pool | 7,610 | 32.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,257 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lee Gonzales | 32,653 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,653 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Calhoun County (part) Albion Township Burlington Township Clarendon Township Eckford Township Homer Township Newton Township Tekonsha Township Jackson County (part) Columbia Township Concord Township Grass Lake Township Hanover Township Henrietta Township Leoni Township Liberty Township Napoleon Township Norvell Township Parma Township (part) Pulaski Township Spring Arbor Township Summit Township Waterloo Township Lenawee County (part) Cambridge Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Calhoun County (part) Excluding Battle Creek Battle Creek Township (part) Bedford Township Convis Township Emmett Township (part) Pennfield Township Springfield Jackson County (part) Concord Township Hanover Township Parma Township Pulaski Township Sandstone Township Spring Arbor Township (part) Springport Township Tompkins Township | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Calhoun County (part) Albion Albion Township Athens Township Battle Creek Township (part) Burlington Township Clarence Township Clarendon Township Convis Township Eckford Township Emmett Township Fredonia Township Homer Township Le Roy Township Lee Township Marengo Township Marshall Marshall Township Newton Township Pennfield Township Tekonsha Township Sheridan Township | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Flint (part) | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Clayton Township (part) Flint (part) Flint Township Gaines Township Swartz Creek | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Genesee County (part) Flint (part) Flint Township Flushing Mount Morris Mount Morris Township Swartz Creek | 2011 Apportionment Plan |