Michigan's 51st House of Representatives district

Michigan's 51st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 51st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives. It is located in part of Oakland County.^[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 51st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Matt Maddock R–Milford
Demographics	91% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Multiracial
Population (2022)	91,962
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Thomas G. Sharpe		Republican	1965–1978	Howell	[4]
Frederick P. Dillingham		Republican	1979–1986	Fowlerville	[5]
Susan Grimes Munsell		Republican	1987–1992	Howell	Lived in Fowlerville until around 1989.[6]
Candace A. Curtis		Democratic	1993–1998	Swartz Creek	[7]
Patricia A. Lockwood		Democratic	1999–2002	Fenton	[8]
David B. Robertson		Republican	2003–2008	Grand Blanc	[9]
Paul H. Scott		Republican	2009–2012	Grand Blanc	Recalled.[10]
Joseph Graves		Republican	2012–2018	Linden	Lived in Argentine Township until around 2013.[11]
Mike Mueller		Republican	2019–2022	Linden	[12]
Matt Maddock		Republican	2023–present	Milford	[13]

Recent elections

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Mueller	26,870	59.87
	Democratic	David E. Lossing	18,012	40.13
Total votes			44,882	100
	Republican hold

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Graves	30,468	60.70%
	Democratic	Ryan Bladzik	17,050	33.97%
	Libertarian	Mark L. Sanborn	2,677	5.33%
Total votes			50,195	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Graves	19,433	57.93
	Democratic	Ken Thomas	14,115	42.07
Total votes			33,548	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Graves	26,170	54.33
	Democratic	Steven Losey	22,001	45.67
Total votes			48,171	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Michigan House of Representatives by-election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Graves	10,290	53.41
	Democratic	Steven Losey	8,173	42.42
	Green	Cary Neuville-Justice	803	4.17
Total votes			19,266	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Scott	21,576	59.4
	Democratic	Art Reyes	14,745	40.6
Total votes			36,321	100.0
	Republican hold

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Scott	29,919	52.95
	Democratic	Michael Thorp	26,587	47.05
Total votes			56,506	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Lenawee County (part) Franklin Township Livingston County Washtenaw County (part) Bridgewater Township Dexter Township Freedom Township Lima Township Lodi Township Lyndon Township Manchester Township Pittsfield Township Saline Saline Township Scio Township Sharon Township Sylvan Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[21]
	Livingston County Ingham County (part) Aurelius Township Bunker Hill Township Ingham Township Leroy Township Leslie Leslie Township Locke Township Onondaga Township Vevay Township Wheatfield Township White Oak Township Williamston Williamstown Township (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[22]
	Livingston County (part) Brighton Brighton Township Conway Township Genoa Township Green Oak Township Hamburg Township Handy Township Hartland Township Howell Howell Township Iosco Township Marion Township Putman Township Tyrone Township Unadilla Township	1982 Apportionment Plan	[23]
	Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Clayton Township Fenton Fenton Township Flint Township Gaines Township Linden Mundy Township Swartz Creek	1992 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Atlas Township Fenton Fenton Township Grand Blanc Township Grand Blanc Township Linden Mundy Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Genesee County (part) Argentine Township Atlas Township Clayton Township Fenton Fenton Township Flushing Township Gaines Township Linden Oakland County Fenton Groveland Township Holly Township Rose Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[26]