Michigan's 16th congressional district

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Michigan's 16th congressional district is an obsolete United States congressional district in Michigan. It covered the communities of Dearborn, Downriver and Monroe County.^[1]

The first Representative to Congress elected from the 16th district,

Voting

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1933
John Lesinski Sr. (Dearborn)	Democratic	March 4, 1933– May 27, 1950	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	Re-elected in 1948 . Died.
Vacant		May 27, 1950– January 3, 1951	81st
John Lesinski Jr. (Dearborn)	Democratic	January 3, 1951– January 3, 1965	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Re-elected in 1962 . Lost renomination.
John Dingell (Dearborn)	Democratic	January 3, 1965– January 3, 2003	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 15th district .
District eliminated January 3, 2003

Elections

Notes

References

• The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807–2003
• U.S. Representatives 1837–2003, Michigan Manual 2003–2004
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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