Sarah Lightner
State Representative, Michigan House District 45 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Michigan House District 45 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: HD45, Sarah Lightner (Republican Party) · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Michigan House District 45 covers
Covers parts of Calhoun County, Jackson County and Kalamazoo County.
Includes Marshall, Spring Arbor, Brownlee Park (part), Concord, Athens, Burlington, Climax, Homer, Parma, Springport, Tekonsha, Hanover and 1 more.
40 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: State of Michigan (DTMB/Bureau of Elections), 2024 Voting Precincts statewide layer (gisagocss.state.mi.us OpenData/boundaries/MapServer/9); State of Michigan Voting Precincts 2020 and 2022 (for those elections)
Results
Certified results for Michigan House District 45
45TH District Representative IN State Legislature
2024 Michigan General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah LightnerRepublican | Republican | 35,411 | 69.6% |
| Doug MurchDemocrat | Democrat | 15,472 | 30.4% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
45TH District Representative IN State Legislature
2022 Michigan General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah LightnerRepublican | Republican | 27,506 | 67.6% |
| Ron HawkinsDemocrat | Democrat | 13,170 | 32.4% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
45TH District Representative IN State Legislature
2020 Michigan General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark TisdelRepublican | Republican | 29,227 | 52.3% |
| Barb AnnessDemocrat | Democrat | 26,604 | 47.7% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Michigan House District 45
- Randy DavisDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Sarah yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Oct 4, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_cbm8bs611.
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