Michigan's 68th House of Representatives district explained

State:	Michigan
District:	68
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	David Martin
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Davison
Percent White:	56.3
Percent Black:	21.0
Percent Hispanic:	11.6
Percent Asian:	3.3
Percent Other Race:	0.5
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:	7.4^[1]
Population:	95,121^[2]
Population Year:	2010

Michigan's 68th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 68th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Genesee and Oakland counties.^[3] 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.^[4]

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
William Hayward	bgcolor=		Republican	1965–1976	Royal Oak	^[5]
David L. Campbell	bgcolor=		Republican	1977–1980	Clawson	^[6]
Shirley Johnson	bgcolor=		Republican	1981–1992	Royal Oak	^[7]
Dianne Byrum	bgcolor=		Democratic	1993–1994	Holt	^[8]
Lingg Brewer	bgcolor=		Democratic	1995–2000	Holt	^[9]
Virgil Bernero	bgcolor=		Democratic	2001–2002	Lansing	^[10]
Michael C. Murphy	bgcolor=		Democratic	2003–2006	Lansing	^[11]
Joan Bauer	bgcolor=		Democratic	2007–2012	Lansing	^[12]
Andy Schor	bgcolor=		Democratic	2013–2018	Lansing	^[13]
Sarah Anthony	bgcolor=		Democratic	2019–2022	Lansing	^[14]
David Martin	bgcolor=		Republican	2023–present	Davison	^[15]

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Oakland County (part) Royal Oak (part)	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[16]
	Oakland County (part) Berkley Clawson Royal Oak (part)	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[17]
	Oakland County (part) Clawson Royal Oak Pleasant Ridge	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[18]
	Ingham County (part) Alaiedon Township Aurelius Township Delhi Charter Township Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[19]
	Ingham County (part) Lansing (part) Lansing Township	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[20]
	Ingham County (part) Lansing (part) Lansing Township (part)	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race and Ethnicity in State House District 68, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
2. Web site: Population of State House District 68, Michigan . Statistical Atlas . June 11, 2020 .
3. Web site: https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4. Hickory_House. . September 1, 2022.
4. Web site: Speakers Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives, 1835–2015 . PDF . Michigan Legislature . June 10, 2020 .
5. Web site: Legislator Details - William Hayward . . June 28, 2020.
6. Web site: Legislator Details - David L. Campbell . . June 28, 2020.
7. Web site: Legislator Details - Shirley Johnson . . June 28, 2020.
8. Web site: Legislator Details - Dianne Byrum . . June 28, 2020.
9. Web site: Legislator Details - Lingg Brewer . . June 28, 2020.
10. Web site: Legislator Details - Virg Bernero . . June 28, 2020.
11. Web site: Legislator Details - Michael C. Murphy . . June 28, 2020.
12. Web site: Legislator Details - Joan Bauer . . June 28, 2020.
13. Web site: Legislator Details - Andy Schor . . June 28, 2020.
14. Web site: Legislator Details - Sarah Anthony . . June 28, 2020.
15. Web site: Legislator Details - David 2 Martin. . January 1, 2023.
16. Web site: Michigan Manual 1965/1966 . Michigan Legislature. 1965. 389 . September 1, 2022.
17. Web site: Michigan Manual 1975/1976 . Michigan Legislature. 1975. 470 . September 1, 2022.
18. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1989. September 1, 2022.
19. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 1995. September 1, 2022.
20. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Michigan Legislature. 2001. September 1, 2022.
21. Web site: MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 68. September 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/068.pdf . April 15, 2022.