Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district

{{Short description|American legislative district}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox legislative district |state= Michigan |district= 20 |chamber= House of Representatives |image=350px |representative= Noah Arbit |party= Democratic |residence= West Bloomfield |Democratic= |Republican= |NPP= |percent_white= 74 |percent_black= 11 |percent_hispanic= 3 |percent_asian= 8 |percent_native_american= |percent_pacific_islander= |percent_other_race= |percent_multiracial = 3 |population= 92,638 |population_year= 2022 |voting_age= |citizen_voting_age= |registered= |notes= <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US26020/|title=State House District 20, MI|website=Census Reporter}}</ref>}}

'''Michigan's 20th House of Representatives district''' is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives anchored in the central Oakland County community of West Bloomfield Township, alongside the cities of Orchard Lake, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, and parts of Commerce and Bloomfield townships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.michigan.gov/dataset/Hickory_House/femj-ipc4|title=Hickory_House|publisher=Michigan |accessdate=September 1, 2022}}</ref> The 20th district preserves greater West Bloomfield as defined by the Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce |url=https://westbloomfieldchamber.com/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=westbloomfieldchamber.com}}</ref>

==List of representatives== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! colspan="2" | Party ! Dates ! Residence ! Notes |- | George F. Montgomery Sr. | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | || Democratic | 1965–1972 | Detroit | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2196|title=Legislator Details - George Montgomery Sr. |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Rosetta A. Ferguson | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | || Democratic | 1973–1978 | Detroit | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2994|title=Legislator Details - Rosetta A. Ferguson |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Juanita Watkins | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | || Democratic | 1979–1982 | Detroit | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2243|title=Legislator Details - Juanita Watkins |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Rudy J. Nichols | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 1983–1984 | Waterford | Resigned when elected the Michigan Senate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/739|title=Legislator Details - Rudy J. Nichols |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Claude A. Trim | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 1984–1992 | Waterford | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2235|title=Legislator Details - Claude A. Trim |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Jerry Vorva | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 1993–1994 | Plymouth | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5202|title=Legislator Details - Jerry Vorva |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Gerald H. Law | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 1995–2000 | Plymouth | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/747|title=Legislator Details - Gerald H. Law |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | John C. Stewart | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 2001–2006 | Plymouth | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/3270|title=Legislator Details - John C. Stewart |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Marc Corriveau | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | || Democratic | 2007–2010 | Northville | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/585|title=Legislator Details - Marc Corriveau |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Kurt Heise | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 2011–2016 | Plymouth | Resigned.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/4058|title=Legislator Details - Kurt Heise |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Jeff Noble | bgcolor={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | || Republican | 2017–2018 | Canton Township | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5452|title=Legislator Details - Jeff Noble |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Matt Koleszar | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | ||Democratic | 2019–2022 | Plymouth | Redistricted to the 22nd House District.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5550|title=Legislator Details - Matt Koleszar |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=August 25, 2020}}</ref>

|- | Noah Arbit | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | ||Democratic | 2023–present | West Bloomfield | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5607|title=Legislator Details - Noah Arbit |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=December 7, 2022}}</ref>

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== Recent elections ==

{{Election box begin no change |title= 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election{{efn|Before the 2021 redistricting cycle, nearly two-thirds of the territory represented by Noah Arbit was located within Michigan’s 39th House District, held by then-Rep. Ryan Berman (R-Commerce Township), making Arbit’s win a gain from the Republicans. Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) represented the old 20th District, in Wayne County.<ref name ="ChaldeanNews">{{cite news|url=https://www.chaldeannews.com/features-1/2022/10/1/the-heat-is-on-mansour-and-arbit-square-off-in-redrawn-michigan-20th|title=The Heat is On: Mansour and Arbit square off in redrawn Michigan 20th|work=Chaldean News|access-date=December 7, 2022|language=en}}</ref>}} <ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2022GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=November 9, 2022 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Noah Arbit |votes = 27,824 |percentage = 56.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Albert Mansour |votes = 21,303 |percentage = 43.32 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 49,176 |percentage = 100% }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) |loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2020 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2020GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=November 9, 2022 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Matt Koleszar |votes = 33,034 |percentage = 55.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = John Lacny |votes = 26,931 |percentage = 44.9 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 59,995 |percentage = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2018 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2018GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Matt Koleszar |votes = 24,792 |percentage = 51.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jeff Noble |votes = 23,427 |percentage = 48.58 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 48,219 |percentage = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) |loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2016 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2016GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Jeff Noble |votes = 27,440 |percentage = 53.59% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Colleen Pobur |votes = 23,768 |percentage = 46.41% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 51,208 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Republican Party (US) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2014 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2014GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kurt Heise |votes = 18,127 |percentage = 60.09 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nate Smith-Tyge |votes = 12,037 |percentage = 39.91 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 30,164 |percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2012 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2012GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kurt Heise |votes = 27,357 |percentage = 56.06 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Timothy Roraback |votes = 21,446 |percentage = 43.94 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 48,803 |percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2010 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2010GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Kurt Heise |votes = 20920 |percentage = 58.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = Joan Wadsworth |votes = 15128 |percentage = 41.97 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 36048 |percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Republican Party (US) |loser = Democratic Party (US) }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title= 2008 Michigan House of Representatives election<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2008GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Department of State |access-date=June 9, 2020 |location=Lansing}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = Marc Corriveau |votes = 30393 |percentage = 59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Jerry Vorva |votes = 21124 |percentage = 41 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 51517 |percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner =Democratic Party (US) }} {{Election box end}}

== Historical district boundaries ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:100pt;" | Map ! style="width:200pt;" | Description ! style="width:130pt;" | Apportionment Plan ! style="width:15pt;" | Notes |-

| || Wayne County (part) *Detroit (part)

|| 1964 Apportionment Plan || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179256 | title=Michigan Manual 1965/1966 |publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1965|page=383 |access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> |-

| || Wayne County (part) *Detroit (part)

|| 1972 Apportionment Plan || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179306 | title=Michigan Manual 1975/1976 |publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1975|page=475 |access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> |-

| || Oakland County (part) *Waterford Township *White Lake Township

|| 1982 Apportionment Plan || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(u4ifdywmcyzh4c0r40ye5yak))/documents/1989-1990/michiganmanual/1989-MM-P0296-P0325.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1989| access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> |-

| || Wayne County (part) *Livonia (part) *Northville *Northville Township *Plymouth *Plymouth Township

|| 1992 Apportionment Plan || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(z2hc01dhxe00jejkw53plcvs))/documents/1995-1996/michiganmanual/1995-MM-P0307-P0321.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=1995| access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> |-

| || Wayne County (part) *Canton Township (part) *Northville (part) *Northville Township *Plymouth *Plymouth Township *Wayne

|| 2001 Apportionment Plan || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(z2hc01dhxe00jejkw53plcvs))/documents/2001-2002/michiganmanual/2001-mm-p0323-p032S.pdf | title=REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS|publisher=Michigan Legislature|date=2001| access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> |-

| 150px || Wayne County (part) *Canton Township (part) *Northville (part) *Northville Township *Plymouth *Plymouth Township

|| 2011 Apportionment Plan || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/020.pdf | title=MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 20| access-date=September 1, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415211746/https://www.house.mi.gov/media/District%20Maps/020.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref> |- |}

== Notes == {{Notelist}}

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{{Michigan legislature seats}}

Category:Michigan House of Representatives districts Category:Government of Detroit Category:Wayne County, Michigan