Michigan, State Representative, District 104

Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Current incumbent	Larry Inman
Population	104,139
Gender	50.4% Female, 49.6% Male
Race	95.0% White, 1.7% Two or More Races, 1.1% Native American, 1.0% Black, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% Other
Ethnicity	98.0% Non-Hispanic, 2.0% Hispanic

Michigan's hundred and fourth state house district is held by Republican Representative Larry Inman.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 104,139 civilians reside within Michigan's hundred and fourth state house district. Michigan state representatives represent an average of 89,851 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 90,349 residents.

About the office

Members of the Michigan House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits. Michigan legislators assume office the at noon on first day of January.

Qualifications

Section 7 of Article 4 of the Michigan Constitution states, "Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature."

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$71,685/year	$10,800/year expense allowance for session and interim. Set by the compensation commission.

Term limits

The Michigan legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Michigan Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Michigan representatives are subject to term limits of no more than three two-year terms, or a total of six years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2002.

Vacancies

Whenever a vacancy occurs in the house, it is up to the Governor to call for a special election. A special election must be held during the next scheduled general election. If the vacancy happened after the statewide primary, leaders of the respective party organizations within the Senate district can submit a list of nominees to be voted on by party leadership. A vote must be held no later than 21 days after the vacancy.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is April 21, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104

Incumbent Larry Inman (R) defeated Dan O'Neil (D) in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Larry Inman (R)	50.4	24,071
	Dan O'Neil (D)	49.6	23,722

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 47,793
(100.00% precincts reporting)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104

Dan O'Neil advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan O'Neil (D)	100	11,678

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 11,678

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104

Incumbent Larry Inman advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Inman (R)	100	11,769

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 11,769

2016

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.

Incumbent Larry Inman defeated Betsy Coffia and Kelly Clark in the Michigan House of Representatives District 104 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Inman Incumbent	51.42%	26,020
	Democratic	Betsy Coffia	43.21%	21,864
	Libertarian	Kelly Clark	5.36%	2,714
Total Votes			50,598
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Betsy Coffia defeated Megan Crandall in the Michigan House of Representatives District 104 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betsy Coffia	79.61%	3,584
	Democratic	Megan Crandall	20.39%	918
Total Votes			4,502

Incumbent Larry Inman defeated Jason Gillman in the Michigan House of Representatives District 104 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Inman Incumbent	59.05%	7,410
	Republican	Jason Gillman	40.95%	5,139
Total Votes			12,549

2014

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Betsy Coffia defeated Penny Larcom in the Democratic primary. Eight candidates ran in the Republican primary; Larry Inman won, with Robert Hentschel and Isaiah Wunsch finishing second and third, respectively. Inman then defeated Coffia in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Inman	53.2%	17,394
	Democratic	Betsy Coffia	46.8%	15,317
Total Votes			32,711

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Betsy Coffia	82.5%	3,139
Penny Larcom	17.5%	667
Total Votes		3,806

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Larry Inman	21.2%	2,430
Robert Hentschel	20%	2,298
Isaiah Wunsch	19.2%	2,205
Jamie Callahan	14%	1,606
Beau Vore	11%	1,265
Karen Renny	9.7%	1,112
Ken Hinton	2.5%	288
Matt Lundy	2.4%	280
Total Votes		11,484

2012

Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012 and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for major party candidates wishing to run in this election was May 15, 2012. The deadline for independent candidates was July 19, 2012. The deadline for write-in candidates was July 27, 2012. Incumbent Wayne Schmidt (R) defeated Betsy Coffia (D) in the general election. Schmidt defeated Jason R. Gillman in the Republican primary. Coffia defeated Joseph Sloan in the Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne Schmidt Incumbent	56.5%	26,042
	Democratic	Betsy Coffia	43.5%	20,049
Total Votes			46,091

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wayne Schmidt Incumbent	65.2%	8,357
Jason Gillman	34.8%	4,455
Total Votes		12,812

Michigan House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Betsy Coffia	61.4%	1,832
Joseph Sloan	38.6%	1,150
Total Votes		2,982

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 raised a total of $1,540,443. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $45,307 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan House of Representatives District 104

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$199,794	5	$39,959
2014	$401,915	10	$40,192
2012	$171,875	4	$42,969
2010	$105,273	4	$26,318
2008	$152,180	2	$76,090
2006	$87,504	2	$43,752
2004	$73,859	2	$36,930
2002	$206,063	3	$68,688
2000	$141,980	2	$70,990
Total	$1,540,443	34	$45,307