State House Redistricting - District 41 (HD-41)

State House - District 41
Current Reps - Open, Marty Knollenberg termed out

Declared Candidates:
Rep -  Martin Howrylak (R-Troy)
Dem - Mary Kerwin (D-Troy)

Update 5-25-2012 - Three way primary here. I've heard the name Matt Pryor from somewhere, although I'm not 100% sure from where. I also don't follow Troy politics closely.

Update 8-30-2012 - Martin Howrylak wins the primary.

2010 Results - Old District (41st)
Marty Knollenberg - 22,751
Ed Spillers - 11,571

This is an open seat based in Troy and Clawson. It's unchanged with redistricting. Troy leans republican but is getting more competitive. Clawson is very competitive and voted for Gore, Bush, and Obama.

I'll be surprised if this seat flips, even in an open seat. However, it could be a darkhorse if 2012 is a disaster. I know there's been county commissioner seats competitive in this area in the past. This area does generally lean republican with Troy, McCain/Obama  being a big exception.

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Oakland County:			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Clawson	2998	3912	6910	-914	43.39%	56.61%	-13.23%
Troy	21230	21517	42747	-287	49.66%	50.34%	-0.67%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	24228	25429	49657	-1201	48.79%	51.21%	-2.42%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Oakland County:			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Clawson	3584	3471	7055	113	50.80%	49.20%	1.60%
Troy	24171	18175	42346	5996	57.08%	42.92%	14.16%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	27755	21646	49401	6109	56.18%	43.82%	12.37%
Last State House	GOP	Dem	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Oakland County:			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Clawson	2407	1677	4084	730	58.94%	41.06%	17.87%
Troy	20047	11571	31618	8476	63.40%	36.60%	26.81%
			0	0	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!
Total	22454	13248	35702	9206	62.89%	37.11%	25.79%