# Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 107th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 107th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Cheboygan, Chippewa, and Mackinac counties, as well as all of Charlevoix and Emmet 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 |
| Einar E. Erlandsen | Democratic | 1965–1966 | Escanaba | |
| Charles H. Varnum | Republican | 1967–1982 | Manistique | |
| Pat Gagliardi | Democratic | 1983–1998 | Drummond Island | |
| Scott Shackleton | Republican | 1999–2004 | Sault Ste. Marie | |
| Gary McDowell | Democratic | 2005–2010 | Rudyard | |
| Frank Foster | Republican | 2011–2014 | Petoskey | Lived in Pellston until around 2013. |
| Lee Chatfield | Republican | 2015–2021 | Levering | |
| John Damoose | Republican | 2021–2022 | Harbor Springs | |
| Neil Friske | Republican | 2023–2025 | Charlevoix | |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | 2025–present | Harbor Springs | |

## Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lee Chatfield | 24,834 | 58.73 |
| | Democratic | Joanne Schmidt Galloway | 17,448 | 41.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,282 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lee Chatfield | 30,131 | 67.09% |
| | Democratic | Phil Bellfy | 14,781 | 32.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,912 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lee Chatfield | 19,341 | 60.94 |
| | Democratic | Jim Page | 12,396 | 39.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,737 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Foster | 25,301 | 58.03 |
| | Democratic | Suzanne Shumway | 18,301 | 41.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,602 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Foster | 19,337 | 63.01 |
| | Democratic | Richard Timmer | 11,350 | 36.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,687 | 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 | Gary McDowell | 31,851 | 68.72 |
| | Republican | Alex Strobehn | 14,500 | 31.28 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,351 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Chippewa County (part) Bay Mills Township Sault Ste. Marie Soo Township Sugar Island Township Superior Township Whitefish Township Delta County (part) Bark River Township Bay de Noc Township Brampton Township Ensign Township Escanaba Escanaba Township Fairbanks Township Ford River Township Garden Township Gladstone Masonville Township Nahma Township Wells Township Luce County Schoolcraft County (part) Doyle Township Germfask Township Hiawatha Township Inwood Township Manistique Manistique Township Mueller Township Thompson Township | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Alger County (part) Mathias Township Cheboygan County (part) Munro Township Chippewa County Delta County (part) Baldwin Township Bay de Noc Township Ensign Township Fairbanks Township Garden Township Masonville Township Nahma Township Emmet County Luce County Mackinac County Schoolcraft County | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Alger County Chippewa County Emmet County Luce County Mackinac County Schoolcraft County | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Chippewa County Emmet County Luce County Mackinac County Schoolcraft County | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Cheboygan County (part) Koehler Township Tuscarora Township Chippewa County Emmet County Mackinac County | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Cheboygan County (part) Beaugrand Township Cheboygan Hebron Township Koehler Township Mackinaw Township Munro Township Tuscarora Township Chippewa County Emmet County Mackinac County | 2011 Apportionment Plan |