2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016.

There was no change in the composition of the House as Republicans retained control, winning 63 seats compared to 47 seats for the Democrats.

Members elected at the 2016 election served in the 99th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 11, 2017.

Background
Over one-third of the House could not seek re-election because of term limits, with the legislators who were elected in the 2010 mid-term elections, that saw the House Republican conference pick up 21 seats, the largest net gain for one party in an election since Michigan's newly constituted term limits went into effect in 1992.

Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms. The following members were prevented by term limits from seeking re-election to the House in 2016.

Democrats (13)

 * 2nd District: Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
 * 9th District: Harvey Santana
 * 14th District: Paul Clemente
 * 15th District: George Darany
 * 18th District: Sarah Roberts
 * 26th District: Jim Townsend
 * 31st District: Marilyn Lane
 * 50th District: Charles Smiley
 * 53rd District: Jeff Irwin
 * 54th District: David Rutledge
 * 92nd District: Marcia Hovey-Wright
 * 96th District: Charles Brunner

Republicans (25)

 * 20th District: Kurt Heise
 * 23rd District: Pat Somerville
 * 24th District: Anthony G. Forlini
 * 30th District: Jeff Farrington
 * 32nd District: Andrea LaFontaine
 * 33rd District: Ken Goike
 * 46th District: Bradford Jacobsen
 * 57th District: Nancy Jenkins
 * 64th District: Earl Poleski
 * 66th District: Aric Nesbitt
 * 70th District: Rick Outman
 * 72nd District: Ken Yonker
 * 77th District: Tom Hooker


 * 79th District: Al Pscholka
 * 83rd District: Paul Muxlow
 * 85th District: Ben Glardon
 * 86th District: Lisa Lyons
 * 87th District: Mike Callton
 * 89th District: Amanda Price
 * 97th District: Joel Johnson
 * 99th District: Kevin Cotter
 * 100th District: Jon Bumstead
 * 101st District: Ray Franz
 * 102nd District: Phil Potvin
 * 103rd District: Bruce Rendon
 * 106th District: Peter Pettalia
 * 108th District: Ed McBroom

Statewide
Statewide results of the 2016 Michigan House of Representatives:

District
Results of the 2016 Michigan House of Representatives election by district:

Election matchups
Following the primary elections on August 2, general election matchups and results in each district were as follows:

Districts 84-110
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1st District
The 1st District seat became vacant after Democratic state Rep. Brian Banks had to resign from the legislature as part of plea agreement with the office of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. In exchange for his resignation from the House, the state would just drop multiple felony counts against Banks in which he was alleged to falsify documents to obtain a private loan before he was elected to the state House. Banks agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor and spend one day in the Wayne County Jail.

Background
The 109th District seat became vacant after state Rep. John Kivela committed suicide just hours after he was arrested for drunk driving for the second time during his time in the legislature.

Background
On November 7, 2017, term-limited Democratic state Rep. Andy Schor was elected mayor of Lansing, to succeed Virg Bernero. Schor was to take office on January 1, 2018. After Schor formally resigned from the House, Gov. Rick Snyder was to call a special election to fill the remaining balance of Schor's term, which was set to expire January 1, 2019.