Michigan's first state house district is held by Democratic Representative Tenisha Yancey.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 83,987 civilians reside within Michigan's first 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

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

2017

A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 1 took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline was April 25, 2017.

The seat became vacant on February 7, 2017, when Brian Banks (D) resigned after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor that involved falsifying financial information in order to apply for a loan.

Tenisha Yancey defeated Sandra Bucciero, Ronald Diebel, John Donahue, Burgess Foster, Kirkland Garey, Keith Hollowell, Justin Johnson, Gowana Mancill Jr., Pamela Sossi, and Washington Youson in the Democratic primary. Mark Corcoran defeated William Phillips in the Republican primary. Yancey defeated Corcoran and Libertarian Gregory Creswell in the special election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1, Special Election, 2017

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017

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 Brian Banks defeated William Broman in the Michigan House of Representatives District 1 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016

The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 1 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

William Broman ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 1 Republican primary.

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. Incumbent Brian Banks defeated six other candidates in the Democratic primary; Rebecca Thompson came in second. John Hauler was unopposed in the Republican primary. Banks defeated Hauler in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2014

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2014

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. Brian Banks (D) defeated Dan Schulte (R) in the general election. Banks defeated four others in the Democratic primary. Schulte was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1, General Election, 2012

Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 raised a total of $1,483,346. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,469 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan House of Representatives District 1