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Michigan, State Representative, District 55

Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Current incumbentRebekah Warren Democratic Party
Population104,306
Gender51.2% Female, 48.8% Male
Race63.2% White, 28.2% Black, 4.1% Two or More Races, 2.7% Asian, 1.4% Other, 0.4% Native American
Ethnicity95.9% Non-Hispanic, 4.1% Hispanic

Michigan's fifty-fifth state house district is held by Democratic Representative Rebekah Warren.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 104,306 civilians reside within Michigan's fifty-fifth 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 55

Rebekah Warren (D) defeated Bob Baird (R) in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rebekah Warren (D)
74.0
30,185

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Bob Baird (R)
26.0
10,629

Total votes: 40,814
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55

Rebekah Warren defeated Shauna McNally in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rebekah Warren (D)
76.9
13,046

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Shauna McNally (D)
23.1
3,919

Total votes: 16,965
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55

Bob Baird defeated Bill Boring and Miha Todd in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Bob Baird (R)
49.4
1,898

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Bill Boring (R)
26.6
1,022

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Miha Todd (R)
24.0
922

Total votes: 3,842

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 Adam Zemke defeated Bob Baird in the Michigan House of Representatives District 55 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adam Zemke Incumbent 69.33% 30,097
Republican Bob Baird 30.67% 13,312
Total Votes 43,409
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Incumbent Adam Zemke ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 55 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adam Zemke Incumbent (unopposed)

Bob Baird ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 55 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Baird (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. Incumbent Adam Zemke was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Leonard Burk was unopposed in the Republican primary. Zemke defeated Burk in the general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Zemke Incumbent 67.9% 19,090
Republican Leonard Burk 32.1% 9,028
Total Votes 28,118

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. Adam Zemke (D) defeated Owen Diaz (R) and David A. McMahon (G) in the general election. Zemke defeated Andrea Brown-Harrison in the Democratic primary. Diaz was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 55, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Zemke 64.5% 26,197
Republican Owen Diaz 32.1% 13,029
Green David McMahon 3.5% 1,415
Total Votes 40,641

Michigan House of Representatives, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Zemke 61.7% 3,439
Andrea Brown-Harrison 38.3% 2,133
Total Votes 5,572

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 raised a total of $2,147,137. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $89,464 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Michigan House of Representatives District 55

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $31,850 2 $15,925
2014 $26,135 2 $13,068
2012 $62,596 3 $20,865
2010 $607,211 4 $151,803
2008 $163,570 3 $54,523
2006 $310,263 2 $155,132
2004 $613,481 2 $306,741
2002 $200,774 4 $50,194
2000 $131,257 2 $65,629
Total $2,147,137 24 $89,464