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Michigan, State Representative, District 6

Michigan House of Representatives District 6
Current incumbentTyrone Carter Democratic Party
Population65,112
Gender51.3% Female, 48.7% Male
Race85.2% Black, 9.4% White, 2.3% Two or More Races, 1.8% Asian, 0.9% Other, 0.4% Native American
Ethnicity97.7% Non-Hispanic, 2.3% Hispanic

Michigan's sixth state house district is held by Democratic Representative Tyrone Carter.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 65,112 civilians reside within Michigan's sixth 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
SalaryPer 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 6

Tyrone Carter (D) defeated Linda Sawyer (R) in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tyrone Carter (D)
91.1
21,005

Linda Sawyer (R)
8.9
2,056

Total votes: 23,061
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tyrone Carter (D)
21.1
2,398

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Charlesetta Wilson (D)
18.8
2,132

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Terra DeFoe (D)
13.2
1,492

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Aghogho Edevbie (D)
11.0
1,247

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Willie Burton (D)
8.6
976

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Ricardo White (D)
6.9
780

David Sanchez (D)
6.1
696

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Paula Humphries (D)
4.9
552

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Samantha Magdaleno (D)
4.8
541

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Tom Choske (D)
4.7
532

Total votes: 11,346
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Linda Sawyer advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Linda Sawyer (R)
100
456

Total votes: 456

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 Stephanie Chang defeated Attie Pollard in the Michigan House of Representatives District 6 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Chang Incumbent 92.52% 26,301
Republican Attie Pollard 7.48% 2,125
Total Votes 28,426
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 6 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Chang Incumbent 70.82% 5,276
Democratic Dennis Black 7.50% 559
Democratic Donnie Malone 1.48% 110
Democratic Dwayne Redding 1.87% 139
Democratic David Sanchez 6.51% 485
Democratic Casondria Walker-Keith 5.05% 376
Democratic Deirdre Jackson 6.78% 505
Total Votes 7,450

Attie Pollard ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 6 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Attie Pollard (unopposed)

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. Stephanie Chang defeated Tyrone Carter and five others in the Democratic primary. Tairia Bridges was unopposed in the Republican primary. Chang defeated Bridges in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Chang 94% 17,926
Republican Tairia Bridges 6% 1,149
Write-in Donnie MaLone 0% 1
Total Votes 19,076

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Chang 49.9% 4,234
Tyrone Carter 33.2% 2,820
Elena Herrada 7.4% 631
Casondria Walker Keith 3.3% 284
Patrick O'Connell 3% 255
Eze Ejelonu 1.8% 149
Verl Jean Pittman 1.4% 120
Total Votes 8,493

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 Rashida Tlaib (D) defeated Darrin Daigle (R) and Elena M. Herrada (G) in the general election. Tlaib defeated incumbent Maureen Stapleton and Patrick O'Connell in the Democratic primary. Daigle was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRashida Tlaib Incumbent 92.2% 28,794
Republican Darrin Daigle 5.1% 1,588
Green Elena Herrada 2.7% 853
Total Votes 31,235

Michigan House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRashida Tlaib Incumbent 51.6% 5,339
Maureen Stapleton Incumbent 45% 4,656
Patrick O'Connell 3.4% 354
Total Votes 10,349

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 6 raised a total of $777,256. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $12,536 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan House of Representatives District 6

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $97,813 8 $12,227
2014 $152,733 8 $19,092
2012 $266,090 5 $53,218
2010 $55,704 7 $7,958
2008 $65,269 11 $5,934
2006 $22,772 5 $4,554
2004 $32,013 3 $10,671
2002 $77,806 9 $8,645
2000 $7,056 6 $1,176
Total $777,256 62 $12,536