# Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 5th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 5th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Michigan, including much of Southwest Detroit. 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 |
| E. D. O'Brien | Democratic | 1965–72 | Detroit | Redistricted from the former Wayne County, 3rd district |
| George F. Montgomery Sr. | Democratic | 1973–80 | Detroit | |
| Teola Pearl Hunter | Democratic | 1981–92 | Detroit | |
| Triette Reeves | Democratic | 1992–1993 | Detroit | |
| Ted Wallace | Democratic | 1993–98 | Detroit | Term limited |
| Ken Daniels | Democratic | 1999–2002 | Detroit | Redistricted to the 2nd district |
| Bill McConico | Democratic | 2003–06 | Detroit | Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Bert Johnson | Democratic | 2007–10 | Highland Park | |
| John Olumba | Democratic | 2011–12 | Detroit | |
| Fred Durhal, Jr. | Democratic | 2013–14 | Detroit | Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Fred Durhal III | Democratic | 2015–19 | Detroit |
| Cynthia A. Johnson | Democratic | 2019–22 | Detroit | |
| Natalie Price | Democratic | 2023–24 | Berkley | |
| Regina Weiss | Democratic | 2025–present | Oak Park | Redistricted from the 6th district |

## District Boundaries

| Years | County | Municipalities |
| 2013–present | Wayne | Detroit (Southwest Side and some of the West Side) |
| 2003-12 | Wayne | Detroit (Upper East Side), Highland Park, Hamtramck |
| 1993-2002 | Wayne | Detroit (Upper East Side) |
| 2011-2022 | Wayne | Detroit (part) |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cynthia A. Johnson | 12,838 | 94.38 |
| | Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 764 | 5.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,602 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred Durhal III | 17,832 | 92.51 |
| | Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 1,444 | 7.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,276 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred Durhal III | 11,796 | 94.41 |
| | Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 645 | 5.16 |
| | Democratic Write-in | Tonya Renay Wells | 3 | 0.02 |
| | Write-In | Cynthia A. Johnson | 50 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,494 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred Durhal, Jr. | 22,996 | 94.21 |
| | Republican | Samuel R. Rodriguez | 1,413 | 5.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,409 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Olumba | 11,763 | 89.91 |
| | Republican | Jermain Lee Jones | 779 | 5.95 |
| | Democratic | Muhammad Alim | 541 | 4.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,083 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bert Johnson | 25,595 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,595 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |