State House Redistricting - District 62 (HD-62)

State House - District 62
Current Rep - Kate Segal (D-Battle Creek)

Old District (62nd)
Kate Segal - 14,188
Steven Mobley - 11,719

This district is entirely in Calhoun County. I don't like this district at all. They all but conceded a district to make Bolger more safe than he already is. The old district leaned democrat, but was won by Mike Nofs three times. The new district is even more democrat.

The old district covered Albion, Athens, 90%+ of Battle Creek, a small part of Bedford Twp, Burlington Twp, Clarence Twp, Clarendon Twp, Convis Twp, Eckford Twp, Fredonia Twp, Homer Twp, Lee Twp, Leroy Twp, Marengo Twp, Sheridan Twp, Sprinfield, and Tekonska Twp. The new district drops most of this and covers all of Battle Creek, Springfield, Bedford Twp, Pennfield Twp, Convis Twp, Lee Twp, Clarence Twp, Sheridan Twp, and Albion. Keeping Albion, Springfield, and Battle Creek together is tough. Adding Bedford Twp makes it worse. Pennfield is the only good addition, but it's only good if Albion's removed. Did I mention that I don't like this district at all? John Kerry lost Calhoun County. John Kerry won this district.

Even the old district leaned slightly democrat. Mark Schauer held the old district before Mike Nofs took the open seat (and Schauer the State Senate seat). Kate Segal took the open seat after Nofs ran for State Senate when Schauer ran for congress and won, before losing the rematch. Segal survived 2010 as an incumbent and I belive has one term left.

I would have split Albion and Battle Creek if possible. That would make this much easier.

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Albion	719	2584	3303	-1865	21.77%	78.23%	-56.46%
Albion Twp	301	283	584	18	51.54%	48.46%	3.08%
Battle Creek	8916	13975	22891	-5059	38.95%	61.05%	-22.10%
Bedford Twp	2128	2583	4711	-455	45.17%	54.83%	-9.66%
Clarence Twp	574	439	1013	135	56.66%	43.34%	13.33%
Convis Twp	439	357	796	82	55.15%	44.85%	10.30%
Lee Twp	300	220	520	80	57.69%	42.31%	15.38%
Pennfield Twp	2405	2218	4623	187	52.02%	47.98%	4.04%
Sheridan Twp	412	390	802	22	51.37%	48.63%	2.74%
Springfield	689	1132	1821	-443	37.84%	62.16%	-24.33%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	16883	24181	41064	-7298	41.11%	58.89%	-17.77%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Albion	896	2174	3070	-1278	29.19%	70.81%	-41.63%
Albion Twp	336	265	601	71	55.91%	44.09%	11.81%
Battle Creek	10314	11583	21897	-1269	47.10%	52.90%	-5.80%
Bedford Twp	2262	2264	4526	-2	49.98%	50.02%	-0.04%
Clarence Twp	640	376	1016	264	62.99%	37.01%	25.98%
Convis Twp	500	355	855	145	58.48%	41.52%	16.96%
Lee Twp	339	214	553	125	61.30%	38.70%	22.60%
Pennfield Twp	2680	1969	4649	711	57.65%	42.35%	15.29%
Sheridan Twp	428	394	822	34	52.07%	47.93%	4.14%
Springfield	877	1005	1882	-128	46.60%	53.40%	-6.80%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
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Total	19272	20599	39871	-1327	48.34%	51.66%	-3.33%
Last St House	GOP	DEM	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Albion	463	1623	2086	-1160	22.20%	77.80%	-55.61%
Albion Twp	197	226	423	-29	46.57%	53.43%	-6.86%
Battle Creek	5633	8174	13807	-2541	40.80%	59.20%	-18.40%
Bedford Twp	18	10	28	8	64.29%	35.71%	28.57%
Clarence Twp	424	306	730	118	58.08%	41.92%	16.16%
Convis Twp	302	239	541	63	55.82%	44.18%	11.65%
Lee Twp	223	123	346	100	64.45%	35.55%	28.90%
Pennfield Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Sheridan Twp	269	283	552	-14	48.73%	51.27%	-2.54%
Springfield	399	563	962	-164	41.48%	58.52%	-17.05%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	7928	11547	19475	-3619	40.71%	59.29%	-18.58%

State House Redistricting - District 61 (HD-61)

State House - District 61
Current Rep - Margaret O'Brien (R-Portage)

Old District (61th)
Margaret O'Brien - 21,919
Thomas Batten - 13,671

This district is close on paper, but has been in the "good enough to lose" category for the democrats, much like the Alpena and West Branch seats were until recently. Jack Hoogendyk held this seat for three terms followed by Larry DeShazor's narrow win and now Margaret O'Brien who won easily.

The old district covered Alamo, part of Kalamazoo Twp, Oshtemo Twp, Parchment, Portage, Prairie Ronde Twp, and Texas Twp. The new district drops Kalamazoo Twp, Parchment, and Alamo Twp and adds Schoolcraft Twp. Alamo Twp went for McCain and Bush, Kalamazoo Twp went dem twice. Parchment went for Bush and Obama. Kalamazoo Twp is the biggest part that was dropped, so slight GOP advantage, although losing Alamo Twp hurt. Adding Schoolcraft Twp helped some.

On paper, this is a bit of a swing district. Off paper, it's elected Jack Hoogendyk three times. Jack's quite conservative, and outspokenly so. Oshtemo Twp leans democrat with WMU, but O'Brien won it. Portage is close at the top of the ticket, but is more GOP downticket. Portage is about 1/2 of the district. Texas Twp is the main GOP base. This is a district to keep an eye on as it's no stranger to tough elections, but it hasn't flipped even in two rough years (06/08).

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Oshtemo Twp	4414	6565	10979	-2151	40.20%	59.80%	-19.59%
Portage	11448	14049	25497	-2601	44.90%	55.10%	-10.20%
Prairie Ronde Twp	770	538	1308	232	58.87%	41.13%	17.74%
Schoolcraft Twp	2164	2071	4235	93	51.10%	48.90%	2.20%
Texas Twp	4469	3864	8333	605	53.63%	46.37%	7.26%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	23265	27087	50352	-3822	46.20%	53.80%	-7.59%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Oshtemo Twp	4703	4850	9553	-147	49.23%	50.77%	-1.54%
Portage	13115	11597	24712	1518	53.07%	46.93%	6.14%
Prairie Ronde Twp	848	456	1304	392	65.03%	34.97%	30.06%
Schoolcraft Twp	2288	1652	3940	636	58.07%	41.93%	16.14%
Texas Twp	4509	2919	7428	1590	60.70%	39.30%	21.41%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	25463	21474	46937	3989	54.25%	45.75%	8.50%
Last State House	GOP	DEM	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Oshtemo Twp	3712	2827	6539	885	56.77%	43.23%	13.53%
Portage	10077	5847	15924	4230	63.28%	36.72%	26.56%
Prairie Ronde Twp	661	274	935	387	70.70%	29.30%	41.39%
Schoolcraft Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Texas Twp	3903	1711	5614	2192	69.52%	30.48%	39.05%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	18353	10659	29012	7694	63.26%	36.74%	26.52%

Brenda Lawrence running in MI-14

The primary in the 14th just got a major shake-up. I'm not surprised at this, but it's still big. I think Conyers switched districts because he wants no part of a one on one vs Lawrence.

Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence said today that she plans to run for Congress in a district that already features a race with two incumbent Congressmen.

She will formally announce her intentions on Feb. 1, Lawrence said, but she’s also been telling people in the district for months that she plans on running.

I happen to appreciate this comment by Lawrence a bit. That hits a little at Clarke (although he did represent Detroit's East Side) and hits a lot at Peters. I think Peters will be a non-factor outside of maybe West Bloomfield. He's just a yesman and a toady who carpetbagged. Clarke and Lawrence as far as I know don't have the same animosity towards them from whitey as Conyers does.

“It’s a district I live in and while that may not mean something to others, it does mean something to me,” Lawrence said.

Using Dave's redistricting website, the approximate numbers are 337,000 in Detroit, 309,000 in Oakland County, and 82,000 in Wayne County outside of Detroit (Hamtramck, Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods). The Detroit Part was 86% black and 97% for Obama. If they vote in a primary, we know which side it will be. Dems. Will they vote for Clarke? He's known more on the East Side, but what about West Side Detroiters. Southfield is right next door. City or
proximity. The 82,000 in Wayne County outside of Detroit is more competitive. If there is local partisan primaries, some of them may vote there, although I think there will be crossovers because the Grosse Pointe state rep districts are now split. The Oakland County portion is 48% White and about 40% Black. It went 75% for Obama, while extremely high, significantly less than Detroit. Southfield, Farmington Hills, and Oak Park will probably vote heavily for her with geography, but will Pontiac further North? Pontiac is a different community than the other three areas (or at least much of Southfield and Oak Park). Will they be open to Clarke or even Peters.

This will be an interesting August in many districts, and this is going to be one of them. We have competitive primaries so far in the 5th, 6th, 13th, and 14th. There might be more. We'll find out for sure in May at the filing deadline.

Why I'm pro-life

From the AP

Melinda Star Guido weighed only 9 ½ ounces at birth- less than a can of soda. After spending her early months in the neonatal intensive care unit, a team of doctors and nurses will gather Friday to see her off.

Melinda has been growing steadily and gaining weight since she was born premature at 24 weeks in August at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. She is the world's third smallest baby and the second smallest in the U.S.

Now weighing 4½ pounds, doctors said Melinda has made enough progress to be discharged. It's too early to know how she will fare developmentally and physically, but doctors planned to monitor her for the next six years.

Born at 24 weeks and survived. That has me beat and I was born almost three months early.

Perry drops out

It's too bad that verbal gaffes and style count more than actual records these days. I originally supported Perry because of his record. I was rethinking due to his implosion, but was going full circle back there with my leanings again after Obama just screwed over this country once again to please his base of global warming nutters. He said no to the pipeline. Gas is around $3.50. Obama wants it $5.00. Send the oil from our Canadian allies to China instead. Good job. Really.

Perry was a better governor than he was a presidential campaigner. Perry wasn't a bad governor. He's experienced, and most importantly did not screw up the Texas economy like Granholm did here in Michigan. He also understood domestic energy and its importance. Perry's endorsed Newt. With Perry and Huntsman gone, it's down to Romney, Paul, Santorum, and Newt. Newt really isn't all that much different than Romney with the flips except a more conservative record than Mitt. Santorum's similar to Bush with his record. Ron Paul is who he is.

I'm going to wait and see what happens with South Carolina and Florida and make my final primary decision from there.

In other news, Conservative Jack Hoogendyk, former state rep and Core Principles blogger Jack Hoogendyk wants a rematch against moderate Fred Upton. Jack lost 42,182 to 31,660 in the little publicized (at least in East Michigan) 2010 primary. It may get more interesting this time. At worst, this pushes Upton to the right a bit on issues like energy.

State House Redistricting - District 60 (HD-60)

State House - District 60
Current Rep - Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo)

Old District (60th)
Sean McCann - 13,841
Jeff Fernandez - 8,024

This is one of the safest democrat districts in West Michigan. It has all of the City of Kalamazoo and part of Kalamazoo Township. The old district drops Cooper Township and takes in most, although not all, of Kalamazoo Township making it more democrat. The City of Kalamazoo is usually 60%+ democrat thanks to WMU, Kalamazoo College, and the minority population on the city's north side. According to Dave's redistricting, it was a 72% Obama district.

State House Redistricting - District 59 (HD-59)

State House - District 59
Current Rep - Matt Lori (R-Constantine)

2010 Results - Old District (59th)
Matt Lori - 17,604
Carol Higgins - 6,846

This district expanded some with redistricting, although it is similar to the old incarnation. Both versions cover all of St Joseph County and part of Cass County. This district took more of Cass County.

The part of Cass County covered with the old district is Calvin, Jefferson, LaGrange, Marcellus, Mason, Milton, Newberg, Ontwa, Penn, Pokagon, Porter, and Volinia Townships. The new district drops Milton and Ontwa Townships and picks up Wayne Township and most notably Dowagiac. This district was safe GOP before, and probably leans that way now, but Dowagiac and Vandalia (Heavily minority village, corner of four townships, I think Calvin, Penn, LaGrange, Jefferson) together without heavy GOP Ontwa Twp makes me slightly nervous. McCain absolutely got hammered in SW Michigan compared to Bush. SW Michigan has more ties to South Bend and Chicago than it does to Detroit. Obama won the district.

I'll call this a lean district for now. That's due to this being a presidential year with a district "close" to Chicago/South Bend, and also due to the neighboring 78th district (with Dowagiac) being competitive in the past.

This one should stay ours, but shouldn't be taken for granted.

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
St Joseph County	12886	12322	25208	564	51.12%	48.88%	2.24%
Cass County:			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Calvin Twp	331	591	922	-260	35.90%	64.10%	-28.20%
Dowagiac City	667	1548	2215	-881	30.11%	69.89%	-39.77%
Jefferson Twp	611	577	1188	34	51.43%	48.57%	2.86%
Lagrange Twp	540	992	1532	-452	35.25%	64.75%	-29.50%
Marcellus Twp	464	603	1067	-139	43.49%	56.51%	-13.03%
Mason Twp	560	452	1012	108	55.34%	44.66%	10.67%
Newberg Twp	374	381	755	-7	49.54%	50.46%	-0.93%
Penn Twp	467	464	931	3	50.16%	49.84%	0.32%
Pokagon Twp	479	560	1039	-81	46.10%	53.90%	-7.80%
Porter Twp	1103	807	1910	296	57.75%	42.25%	15.50%
Volinia Twp	317	237	554	80	57.22%	42.78%	14.44%
Wayne Twp	566	630	1196	-64	47.32%	52.68%	-5.35%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
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			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	19365	20164	39529	-799	48.99%	51.01%	-2.02%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
St Joseph County	15340	9648	24988	5692	61.39%	38.61%	22.78%
Cass County:			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Calvin Twp	440	379	819	61	53.72%	46.28%	7.45%
Dowagiac City	951	1207	2158	-256	44.07%	55.93%	-11.86%
Jefferson Twp	656	444	1100	212	59.64%	40.36%	19.27%
Lagrange Twp	680	777	1457	-97	46.67%	53.33%	-6.66%
Marcellus Twp	599	521	1120	78	53.48%	46.52%	6.96%
Mason Twp	627	347	974	280	64.37%	35.63%	28.75%
Newberg Twp	455	310	765	145	59.48%	40.52%	18.95%
Penn Twp	519	391	910	128	57.03%	42.97%	14.07%
Pokagon Twp	541	450	991	91	54.59%	45.41%	9.18%
Porter Twp	1262	537	1799	725	70.15%	29.85%	40.30%
Volinia Twp	355	251	606	104	58.58%	41.42%	17.16%
Wayne Twp	666	543	1209	123	55.09%	44.91%	10.17%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
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			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	23091	15805	38896	7286	59.37%	40.63%	18.73%
Last St House	GOP	DEM	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
St Joseph County	11234	3945	15179	7289	74.01%	25.99%	48.02%
Cass County:			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Calvin Twp	289	204	493	85	58.62%	41.38%	17.24%
Dowagiac City			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Jefferson Twp	506	254	760	252	66.58%	33.42%	33.16%
Lagrange Twp	457	347	804	110	56.84%	43.16%	13.68%
Marcellus Twp	381	253	634	128	60.09%	39.91%	20.19%
Mason Twp	477	141	618	336	77.18%	22.82%	54.37%
Newberg Twp	322	145	467	177	68.95%	31.05%	37.90%
Penn Twp	405	182	587	223	68.99%	31.01%	37.99%
Pokagon Twp	374	228	602	146	62.13%	37.87%	24.25%
Porter Twp	935	280	1215	655	76.95%	23.05%	53.91%
Volinia Twp	242	109	351	133	68.95%	31.05%	37.89%
Wayne Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	15622	6088	21710	9534	71.96%	28.04%	43.92%

State House Redistricting - District 58 (HD-58)

State House - District 58
Current Rep - Ken Kurtz (R-Coldwater)

2010 Results - Old District (58th)
Ken Kurtz - Unopposed in general election

This is a safe republican district covering Hillsdale and Branch Counties. It remains unchanged from the old districts. It's a safe district that has not gone democrat under its current leanings with both counties going even for McCain. Walberg's won both counties in his congressional runs as well. Hillsdale competes with Livingston County and Allegan County for third place statewide every election. Branch County is safe as well, although more "competitive" than Hillsdale. It would take a disaster candidate to lose this one. 

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Branch County	9534	8413	17947	1121	53.12%	46.88%	6.25%
Hillsdale County	11221	8765	19986	2456	56.14%	43.86%	12.29%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	20755	17178	37933	3577	54.71%	45.29%	9.43%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Branch County	10784	7004	17788	3780	60.63%	39.37%	21.25%
Hillsdale County	12804	7123	19927	5681	64.25%	35.75%	28.51%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	23588	14127	37715	9461	62.54%	37.46%	25.09%

State House Redistricting - District 57 (HD-57)

State House - District 57
Current Rep - Nancy Jenkins (R-Clayton)

2010 Results - Old District (57th)
Nancy Jenkins - 16,660
Harvey Schmidt - 12,385

This district was unchanged. It covers all of Lenawee County outside of Cambridge Township. It's a social conservative swing district that votes for the person more than the party. Bush won it twice. Clinton and Obama both won it. It has been democrat for 12 years until the 2010 election. Doug and Dudley Spade were popular with crossover support. Nancy Jenkins won the open seat in 2010. Before the Spades, the state rep was now congressman Tim Walberg.

I expect competitive races here in the future, although Republicans overall tend to do better here than democrats if someone named Spade is not on the ticket. Tim Walberg had this district for either 16 or 18 years before being termed out. I'd still call it a swing district until Jenkins wins until being termed out with the winner going our way. It's not our toughest defense, but it's not going to be an easy one either.

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Adrian	2684	5045	7729	-2361	34.73%	65.27%	-30.55%
Adrian Twp	1798	1661	3459	137	51.98%	48.02%	3.96%
Blissfield Twp	1075	972	2047	103	52.52%	47.48%	5.03%
Clinton Twp	872	1021	1893	-149	46.06%	53.94%	-7.87%
Deerfield Twp	379	377	756	2	50.13%	49.87%	0.26%
Dover Twp	401	344	745	57	53.83%	46.17%	7.65%
Fairfield Twp	407	429	836	-22	48.68%	51.32%	-2.63%
Franklin Twp	810	758	1568	52	51.66%	48.34%	3.32%
Hudson	422	471	893	-49	47.26%	52.74%	-5.49%
Hudson Twp	375	370	745	5	50.34%	49.66%	0.67%
Macon Twp	490	399	889	91	55.12%	44.88%	10.24%
Madison Twp	1457	1598	3055	-141	47.69%	52.31%	-4.62%
Medina Twp	294	202	496	92	59.27%	40.73%	18.55%
Morenci	395	519	914	-124	43.22%	56.78%	-13.57%
Ogden Twp	328	236	564	92	58.16%	41.84%	16.31%
Palmyra Twp	545	550	1095	-5	49.77%	50.23%	-0.46%
Raisin Twp	1894	2004	3898	-110	48.59%	51.41%	-2.82%
Ridgeway Twp	411	344	755	67	54.44%	45.56%	8.87%
Riga Twp	470	345	815	125	57.67%	42.33%	15.34%
Rollin Twp	835	777	1612	58	51.80%	48.20%	3.60%
Rome Twp	480	397	877	83	54.73%	45.27%	9.46%
Seneca Twp	261	289	550	-28	47.45%	52.55%	-5.09%
Tecumseh	2001	2571	4572	-570	43.77%	56.23%	-12.47%
Tecumseh Twp	631	527	1158	104	54.49%	45.51%	8.98%
Woodstock Twp	871	856	1727	15	50.43%	49.57%	0.87%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	20586	23062	43648	-2476	47.16%	52.84%	-5.67%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Adrian	3525	4226	7751	-701	45.48%	54.52%	-9.04%
Adrian Twp	2032	1342	3374	690	60.23%	39.77%	20.45%
Blissfield Twp	1207	798	2005	409	60.20%	39.80%	20.40%
Clinton Twp	984	836	1820	148	54.07%	45.93%	8.13%
Deerfield Twp	411	347	758	64	54.22%	45.78%	8.44%
Dover Twp	466	339	805	127	57.89%	42.11%	15.78%
Fairfield Twp	456	355	811	101	56.23%	43.77%	12.45%
Franklin Twp	892	657	1549	235	57.59%	42.41%	15.17%
Hudson	524	367	891	157	58.81%	41.19%	17.62%
Hudson Twp	418	333	751	85	55.66%	44.34%	11.32%
Macon Twp	525	311	836	214	62.80%	37.20%	25.60%
Madison Twp	1624	1251	2875	373	56.49%	43.51%	12.97%
Medina Twp	332	212	544	120	61.03%	38.97%	22.06%
Morenci	542	423	965	119	56.17%	43.83%	12.33%
Ogden Twp	363	201	564	162	64.36%	35.64%	28.72%
Palmyra Twp	588	483	1071	105	54.90%	45.10%	9.80%
Raisin Twp	2076	1655	3731	421	55.64%	44.36%	11.28%
Ridgeway Twp	497	303	800	194	62.13%	37.88%	24.25%
Riga Twp	508	284	792	224	64.14%	35.86%	28.28%
Rollin Twp	941	683	1624	258	57.94%	42.06%	15.89%
Rome Twp	551	348	899	203	61.29%	38.71%	22.58%
Seneca Twp	331	240	571	91	57.97%	42.03%	15.94%
Tecumseh	2410	2153	4563	257	52.82%	47.18%	5.63%
Tecumseh Twp	689	481	1170	208	58.89%	41.11%	17.78%
Woodstock Twp	970	755	1725	215	56.23%	43.77%	12.46%
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Total	23862	19383	43245	4479	55.18%	44.82%	10.36%
Last St Rep	GOP	Dem	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Adrian	2207	2382	4589	-175	48.09%	51.91%	-3.81%
Adrian Twp	1512	886	2398	626	63.05%	36.95%	26.11%
Blissfield Twp	864	519	1383	345	62.47%	37.53%	24.95%
Clinton Twp	664	608	1272	56	52.20%	47.80%	4.40%
Deerfield Twp	289	191	480	98	60.21%	39.79%	20.42%
Dover Twp	372	136	508	236	73.23%	26.77%	46.46%
Fairfield Twp	371	185	556	186	66.73%	33.27%	33.45%
Franklin Twp	645	463	1108	182	58.21%	41.79%	16.43%
Hudson	408	186	594	222	68.69%	31.31%	37.37%
Hudson Twp	347	194	541	153	64.14%	35.86%	28.28%
Macon Twp	398	213	611	185	65.14%	34.86%	30.28%
Madison Twp	1234	775	2009	459	61.42%	38.58%	22.85%
Medina Twp	231	95	326	136	70.86%	29.14%	41.72%
Morenci	318	219	537	99	59.22%	40.78%	18.44%
Ogden Twp	265	117	382	148	69.37%	30.63%	38.74%
Palmyra Twp	462	267	729	195	63.37%	36.63%	26.75%
Raisin Twp	1398	1195	2593	203	53.91%	46.09%	7.83%
Ridgeway Twp	316	222	538	94	58.74%	41.26%	17.47%
Riga Twp	356	159	515	197	69.13%	30.87%	38.25%
Rollin Twp	793	394	1187	399	66.81%	33.19%	33.61%
Rome Twp	429	174	603	255	71.14%	28.86%	42.29%
Seneca Twp	239	125	364	114	65.66%	34.34%	31.32%
Tecumseh	1350	1814	3164	-464	42.67%	57.33%	-14.66%
Tecumseh Twp	486	381	867	105	56.06%	43.94%	12.11%
Woodstock Twp	724	485	1209	239	59.88%	40.12%	19.77%
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Total	16678	12385	29063	4293	57.39%	42.61%	14.77%

State House Redistricting - District 56 (HD-56)

State House - District 56
Current Rep - Dale Zorn (R-Ida)

2010 Results - Old District (55th)
Rick Olson - 17,295
Mike Smith - 15,381

Old District (56th)
Dale Zorn - 15,582
Kate Ebli - 13,945

The new 56th district is more like the 55th than the old 56th. The old 56th covered Eastern Monroe County and was based in Monroe. The old 55th covered part of Washtenaw County and Western Monroe County with two anchors, one in Pittsfield Twp, and one in Bedford Twp outside of Toledo. The new 56th covers Southern and Northwestern Monroe County.

The new 56th kept Ida Twp, LaSalle Twp, Monroe Twp (not city), and Raisinville Twp. The rest all was added to the 55th. Bedford, Dundee, Erie, Milan City and Twp, Petersburg, Summerfield, and Whiteford Townships. This is still a swing district and nothing comes easy in Monroe County, either at the top of bottom of the ticket. It's voted for both parties in the past and has a populist heritage. This new district is slightly more republican than the old 55th or old 56th on paper, but it is certainly winnable by a candidate in either party. Dingell types do well here, and until 2010, John Dingell ran strong in Monroe County.

Dale Zorn is the incumbent, and defeated Kate Ebli, an incumbent who won tough races here in the past. Part of it was the 2010 year, but defeating incumbents show some strength.

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Bedford Twp	8162	8527	16689	-365	48.91%	51.09%	-2.19%
Dundee Twp	1717	1615	3332	102	51.53%	48.47%	3.06%
Erie Twp	1000	1260	2260	-260	44.25%	55.75%	-11.50%
Ida Twp	1487	1227	2714	260	54.79%	45.21%	9.58%
LaSalle Twp	1363	1268	2631	95	51.81%	48.19%	3.61%
Luna Pier	280	412	692	-132	40.46%	59.54%	-19.08%
Milan	375	532	907	-157	41.35%	58.65%	-17.31%
Milan Twp	459	417	876	42	52.40%	47.60%	4.79%
Monroe Twp	3066	3526	6592	-460	46.51%	53.49%	-6.98%
Petersburg	251	310	561	-59	44.74%	55.26%	-10.52%
Raisinville Twp	1598	1421	3019	177	52.93%	47.07%	5.86%
Summerfield Twp	828	792	1620	36	51.11%	48.89%	2.22%
Whiteford Twp	1314	1087	2401	227	54.73%	45.27%	9.45%
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Total	21900	22394	44294	-494	49.44%	50.56%	-1.12%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Bedford Twp	8761	7776	16537	985	52.98%	47.02%	5.96%
Dundee Twp	1666	1331	2997	335	55.59%	44.41%	11.18%
Erie Twp	1118	1237	2355	-119	47.47%	52.53%	-5.05%
Ida Twp	1532	1105	2637	427	58.10%	41.90%	16.19%
LaSalle Twp	1451	1192	2643	259	54.90%	45.10%	9.80%
Luna Pier	323	388	711	-65	45.43%	54.57%	-9.14%
Milan	432	458	890	-26	48.54%	51.46%	-2.92%
Milan Twp	469	433	902	36	52.00%	48.00%	3.99%
Monroe Twp	3111	3336	6447	-225	48.26%	51.74%	-3.49%
Petersburg	274	252	526	22	52.09%	47.91%	4.18%
Raisinville Twp	1647	1230	2877	417	57.25%	42.75%	14.49%
Summerfield Twp	938	712	1650	226	56.85%	43.15%	13.70%
Whiteford Twp	1416	955	2371	461	59.72%	40.28%	19.44%
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Total	23138	20405	43543	2733	53.14%	46.86%	6.28%
Last St House	GOP	DEM	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
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Dundee Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Erie Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Ida Twp	1085	610	1695	475	64.01%	35.99%	28.02%
LaSalle Twp	1004	752	1756	252	57.18%	42.82%	14.35%
Luna Pier	200	221	421	-21	47.51%	52.49%	-4.99%
Milan			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Milan Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Monroe Twp	2153	1873	4026	280	53.48%	46.52%	6.95%
Petersburg			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Raisinville Twp	1259	869	2128	390	59.16%	40.84%	18.33%
Summerfield Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Whiteford Twp			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
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Total	5701	4325	10026	1376	56.86%	43.14%	13.72%