# Michigan's 16th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 16th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 16th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne 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 |
| Josephine D. Hunsinger | Democratic | 1965–1972 | Detroit |
| Matthew McNeely | Democratic | 1973–1982 | Detroit |
| Juanita Watkins | Democratic | 1983–1990 | Detroit |
| Hansen Clarke | Democratic | 1991–1992 | Detroit |
| Richard A. Young | Democratic | 1993–1994 | Dearborn |
| James R. Ryan | Republican | 1995–1996 | Redford |
| Bob Brown | Democratic | 1997–2002 | Dearborn Heights |
| Jim A. Plakas | Democratic | 2003–2006 | Garden City |
| Bob Constan | Democratic | 2007–2012 | Dearborn Heights |
| Robert Kosowski | Democratic | 2013–2018 | Westland |
| Kevin Coleman | Democratic | 2019–2022 | Westland |
| Stephanie A. Young | Democratic | 2023–present | Detroit |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Coleman | 22,027 | 67.25 |
| | Republican | Jody Rice-White | 10,728 | 32.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,755 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Kosowski | 24,147 | 63.97% |
| | Republican | Matthew Morrow | 13,599 | 36.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,746 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Kosowski | 15,346 | 68.19 |
| | Republican | Steve Boron | 7,160 | 31.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,506 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Kosowski | 25,147 | 67.65 |
| | Republican | Mary Stargell | 10,277 | 27.65 |
| | Libertarian | Steven Boron | 1,039 | 2.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,463 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Constan | 14,724 | 67.3 |
| | Republican | Michael Mullins | 7,153 | 32.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,877 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Constan | 28,194 | 75.53 |
| | Republican | Joseph Smith | 9,133 | 24.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,327 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) Ecorse River Rouge | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Detroit (part) | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Dearborn Heights Redford Township (part) | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Allen Park (part) Dearborn Heights (part) Garden City Inkster | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Wayne Westland (part) | 2011 Apportionment Plan |