Michigan's 71st House of Representatives district

Michigan's 71st House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 71st House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Genesee, Saginaw and Shiawassee 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 71st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Brian BeGole R–Antrim Township
Demographics	93% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Multiracial
Population (2022)	91,915
Notes	[1]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
Bruce L. Monks		Democratic	1965–1966	Mount Clemens	[4]
Allen F. Rush		Republican	1967–1968	Lake Orion	[5]
Thomas Guastello		Democratic	1969–1974	Sterling Heights	Lived in Utica until around 1971.[6]
Sal Rocca		Republican	1975–1980	Sterling Heights
Doug Cruce		Republican	1981–1982	Troy	[7]
Sal Rocca		Republican	1983–1992	Sterling Heights	[8]
Frank M. Fitzgerald		Republican	1993–1998	Grand Ledge	[9]
Susan L. Tabor		Republican	1999–2004	Delta Township	Lived in Lansing from 2001 to 2002.[10]
Rick Jones		Republican	2005–2010	Grand Ledge	[11]
Deb Shaughnessy		Republican	2011–2012	Charlotte	[12]
Theresa Abed		Democratic	2013–2014	Charlotte	[13]
Tom Barrett		Republican	2015–2018	Potterville	[14]
Angela Witwer		Democratic	2019–2022	Lansing	[15]
Brian BeGole		Republican	2023–present	Antrim Township	[16]

Recent elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Witwer (incumbent)	28,200	51.22
	Republican	Gina Johnsen	26,049	47.31
	Green	Dalton R. McCuiston	807	1.47
Total votes			55,056	100.0

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Witwer	21,990	50.80
	Republican	Christine E. Barnes	21,299	49.20
Total votes			43,289	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Barrett	26,315	54.04%
	Democratic	Theresa Abed	20,926	42.98%
	Libertarian	Marc Lord	1,450	2.98%
Total votes			48,691	100.00%
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Barrett	17,715	50.44
	Democratic	Theresa Abed	17,405	49.56
Total votes			35,120	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theresa Abed	24,822	53.43
	Republican	Deb Shaughnessy	21,637	46.57
Total votes			46,459	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deb Shaughnessy	24,674	59.19
	Democratic	Theresa Abed	17,014	40.81
Total votes			41,688	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

2008 Michigan House of Representatives election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Jones	29,169	58.07
	Democratic	Mark Eagle	21,063	41.93
Total votes			50,232	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Macomb County (part) Armada Township Bruce Township Clinton Township (part) Macomb Township Ray Township Shelby Township Sterling Township Utica Washington Township	1964 Apportionment Plan	[24]
	Macomb County (part) Utica Sterling Heights (part) Warren (part) Oakland County (part) Troy (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	[25]
	Macomb County (part) Sterling Heights (part)	1982 Apportionment Plan	[26]
	Eaton County (part) Bellevue Township Benton Township Brookfield Township Carmel Township Charlotte Chester Township Delta Charter Township Eaton Rapids Township Eaton Township Grand Ledge Kalamo Township Lansing (part) Olivet Oneida Charter Township Potterville Roxand Township Sunfield Township Vermontville Township Walton Township Windsor Charter Township	1992 Apportionment Plan	[27]
	Eaton County (part) Bellevue Township Benton Township Carmel Township Charlotte Chester Township Delta Charter Township Eaton Rapids Township Eaton Township Grand Ledge (part) Kalamo Township Lansing (part) Olivet Oneida Charter Township Potterville Roxand Township Sunfield Township Vermontville Township Walton Township Windsor Charter Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	[28]
	Eaton County (part) Bellevue Township Benton Township Carmel Township Charlotte Chester Township Delta Charter Township Eaton Rapids Township Eaton Township (part) Grand Ledge (part) Kalamo Township Lansing (part) Olivet Oneida Charter Township Potterville Roxand Township Sunfield Township Vermontville Township Walton Township Windsor Charter Township	2011 Apportionment Plan	[29]