Michigan's 78th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 78th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Barry, Eaton, Ionia, and Kent counties. 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.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Residence Notes Roy L. Spencer Republican 1965–1976 Attica Larry E. Burkhalter Democratic 1977–1980 Lapeer John Gregory Strand Republican 1981–1982 Lapeer Keith Muxlow Republican 1983–1992 Brown City Carl Gnodtke Republican 1993–1996 Sawyer Ron Jelinek Republican 1997–2002 Three Oaks Neal Nitz Republican 2003–2008 Baroda Sharon Tyler Republican 2009–2012 Niles Dave Pagel Republican 2013–2018 Berrien Springs Brad Paquette Republican 2019–2022 Niles Gina Johnsen Republican 2023–present Odessa Township Lived in Lake Odessa until around 2024.
Recent elections
Historical district boundaries
Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes Huron County (part) Brookfield Township Fairhaven Township Grant Township Oliver Township Sebewaing Township Winsor Township Lapeer County
Tuscola County (part) Almer Township Columbia Township Dayton Township Elkland Township Ellington Township Fremont Township Kingston Township Koylton Township Millington Township Novesta Township Watertown Township Wells Township 1964 Apportionment Plan Lapeer County (part) Excluding Burlington Township Burnside Township Goodland Township Rich Township Macomb County (part) Armada Township Bruce Township (part) Memphis (part) St. Clair County (part) Excluding Algonac Brockway Township Burtchville Township Casco Township China Township Clay Township Cottrellville Township East China Township Grant Township Ira Township Kimball Township (part) Lynn Township Marine City Marysville New Baltimore (part) Port Huron Port Huron Township St. Clair St. Clair Township Yale 1972 Apportionment Plan Sanilac County St. Clair County (part) Burtchville Township Clyde Township Fort Gratiot Township Port Huron 1982 Apportionment Plan Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township Bertrand Township Bridgman Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township Lake Charter Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles Niles Charter Township Oronoko Charter Township Pipestone Township Royalton Township Sodus Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township 1992 Apportionment Plan Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township Bertrand Township Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles (part) Niles Charter Township Oronoko Charter Township Pipestone Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township Cass County Dowagiac Howard Township LaGrange Township (part) Niles (part) Silver Creek Township Wayne Township 2001 Apportionment Plan Berrien County (part) Baroda Township Berrien Township Bertrand Township Buchanan Buchanan Township Chikaming Township Galien Township New Buffalo New Buffalo Township Niles (part) Niles Charter Township Oronoko Charter Township Pipestone Township Sodus Township Three Oaks Township Weesaw Township Cass County Howard Township Milton Township Niles (part) Ontwa Township Silver Creek Township 2011 Apportionment Plan
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