Michigan's 48th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 48th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 48th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Jackson, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties.^[2] 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.^[3]

Michigan's 48th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jennifer Conlin D–Ann Arbor
Demographics	85% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 7% Asian 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	92,119
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
W. Scott Ensign		Democratic	1965–1966	Battle Creek	[4]
Gustave J. Groat Sr.		Republican	1967–1972	Battle Creek	[5]
Paul A. Rosenbaum		Democratic	1973–1978	Battle Creek	[6]
Richard Fitzpatrick		Democratic	1979–1982	Battle Creek	[7]
Donald H. Gilmer		Republican	1983–1992	Augusta	[8]
Floyd Clack		Democratic	1993–1996	Flint	[9]
Vera B. Rison		Democratic	1997–2002	Mount Morris	[10]
John J. Gleason		Democratic	2003–2006	Flushing	[11]
Richard Hammel		Democratic	2007–2012	Mount Morris	[12]
Pam Faris		Democratic	2013–2018	Clio	[13]
Sheryl Kennedy		Democratic	2019–2021	Davison	[14]
David Martin		Republican	2021–2022	Davison	[15]
Jennifer Conlin		Democratic	2023–present	Ann Arbor	[16]

Recent elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Martin	24,796	50.50
	Democratic	Sheryl Y. Kennedy (incumbent)	24,307	49.50
Total votes			49,103	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheryl Y. Kennedy	19,998	54.83
	Republican	Al Hardwick	16,474	45.17
Total votes			36,472	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Faris	22,888	53.82%
	Republican	Joseph Reno	19,641	46.18%
Total votes			42,529	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Faris	17,628	62.33
	Republican	Stephanie Stikovich	10,652	37.67
Total votes			28,280	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Faris	27,013	63.77
	Republican	Jeffrey Woolman	15,344	36.23
Total votes			42,357	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Hammel	15,322	57.34
	Republican	Susan Culver	11,401	42.66
Total votes			26,723	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Hammel	28,245	67.34
	Republican	Ralph Burger	13,698	32.66
Total votes			41,943	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Calhoun County (part) Battle Creek Bedford Township Convis Township Emmett Township Pennfield Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Calhoun County (part) Battle Creek Battle Creek Township (part) Bedford Township Convis Township Emmett Township (part) Pennfield Township Springfield	1972 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Calhoun County (part) Bedford Township Battle Creek Battle Creek Township (part) Springfield Kalamazoo County (part) Brady Township Charleston Township Climax Township Comstock Township Galesburg Pavilion Township Richland Township Ross Township Wakeshma Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Genesee County (part) Atlas Township Clio Davison Davison Township Flushing Flushing Township Forest Township Montrose Montrose Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Genesee County (part) Clio Flushing Flushing Township Forest Township Montrose Montrose Township Mount Morris Mount Morris Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Genesee County (part) Clio Davison Davison Township Forest Township Genesee Township Montrose Montrose Township Richfield Township Thetford Township Vienna Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[29]