Michigan's 8th congressional district
Michigan's 8th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 768,166 | ||
Median household income | $57,526[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+1[2] |
Michigan's 8th congressional district is a
The district's current representative is
Major cities
Recent election results in presidential races
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | Clinton 40% - 36% |
1996 | President | Clinton 49% - 40% |
2000 | President | Bush 51% - 47% |
2004 | President | Bush 54% - 45% |
2008 | President | Obama 53% - 46% |
2012 | President | Obama 58.2% - 40.8% |
2016 | President | Clinton 48% - 46.9% |
2020 | President | Biden 50.3% - 48.2%[3] |
History
Prior to 1992, the 8th congressional district included the cities of Saginaw and Bay City as well as Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac Counties in the Thumb of Michigan, Arenac county north from Bay County, a total of about half the area of Saginaw County, and small northern portions of Lapeer and St. Clair counties.
This area would largely be transferred to the 5th district after the 1990 census, while most of the old 6th district became the 8th district. Unlike the old 6th district, the 8th did not include Pontiac. To make up for the loss in population, it was pushed further into Lansing (which had previously been split between the 6th and 8th districts), picking up all of Ingham County. It also added the area around Brighton and portions of Washtenaw and Genesee counties.
In the 2002 redistricting, the district gained all of Clinton County about half of Shiawasee County and most of its area in Oakland County while losing its shares of Washtenaw and Genesee counties.
In the 2012 redistricting, the district dropped all of its area in Clinton and Shiawasee counties and was pushed further into Oakland County.
In the 2022 redistricting, the district was shifted to mid-Michigan to include the Tri Cities and Flint.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1873 | ||||
Nathan B. Bradley (Bay City) |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Re-elected in 1874 .Retired. |
Charles C. Ellsworth (Greenville) |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876 .Retired. |
Roswell G. Horr (East Saginaw) |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
46th 47th 48th |
Re-elected in 1882 .Lost re-election. |
Timothy E. Tarsney (East Saginaw) |
Democratic[a] | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Re-elected in 1886 .Lost re-election. |
Aaron T. Bliss (Saginaw) |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888 .Lost re-election. |
Henry M. Youmans (Saginaw) |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890 .Lost re-election. |
William S. Linton (Saginaw) |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Re-elected in 1894 .Lost re-election. |
Ferdinand Brucker (Saginaw) |
Democratic[b] | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | Elected in 1896 .Lost re-election. |
Joseph W. Fordney (Saginaw) |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1923 |
56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920 .Retired. |
Bird J. Vincent (Saginaw) |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – July 18, 1931 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930 .Died. |
Vacant | July 18, 1931 – November 3, 1931 |
72nd | ||
Michael J. Hart (Saginaw) |
Democratic | November 3, 1931 – January 3, 1935 |
72nd 73rd |
Re-elected in 1932 .Lost re-election. |
Fred L. Crawford (Saginaw) |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1953 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Re-elected in 1950 .Lost renomination. |
Alvin M. Bentley (Owosso) |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Re-elected in 1958. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
James Harvey (Saginaw) |
Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 31, 1974 |
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1974. .
Resigned to become judge of the Eastern District of Michigan |
Vacant | January 31, 1974 – April 23, 1974 |
93rd | ||
J. Bob Traxler (Bay City) |
Democratic | April 23, 1974 – January 3, 1993 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Re-elected in 1990 .Retired. |
Bob Carr )
(East Lansing |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
103rd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1992. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
Dick Chrysler (Brighton) |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
104th | Elected in 1994 .Lost re-election. |
Debbie Stabenow (Lansing) |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 |
105th 106th |
Re-elected in 1998. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
Mike Rogers (Brighton) |
Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2015 |
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. |
Mike Bishop (Rochester) |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
114th 115th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election. |
Elissa Slotkin (Holly) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 |
116th 117th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Dan Kildee (Flint Township) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term. |
Recent election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Rogers (incumbent) | 202,217 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | Lance Enderle | 128,657 | 37.3 | |
Libertarian | Daniel Goebel | 8,083 | 2.3 | |
Independent
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Preston Brooks | 6,097 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 345,054 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Bishop
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132,739 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | Eric Schertzing | 102,269 | 42.1 | |
Libertarian | James Weeks | 4,557 | 1.9 | |
Green
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Jim Casha | 1,880 | 0.8 | |
Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 1,680 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 243,125 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Bishop (incumbent) | 205,629 | 56.0 | |
Democratic | Suzanna Shkreli | 143,791 | 39.2 | |
Libertarian | Jeff Wood | 9,619 | 2.6 | |
Green
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Maria Green | 5,679 | 1.6 | |
Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 2,250 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 366,968 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elissa Slotkin | 172,880 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Mike Bishop (incumbent) | 159,782 | 46.8 | |
Libertarian | Brian Ellison | 6,302 | 1.8 | |
Constitution
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David Lillis | 2,629 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 341,593 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elissa Slotkin (incumbent) | 217,922 | 50.9 | |
Republican | Paul Junge | 202,525 | 47.3 | |
Libertarian | Joe Hartman | 7,897 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 428,344 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Kildee (incumbent) | 178,322 | 53.1 | |
Republican | Paul Junge | 143,850 | 42.8 | |
Working Class | Kathy Goodwin | 9,077 | 2.7 | |
Libertarian | David Canny | 4,580 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 335,829 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
Notes
- fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
- ^ Elected on the Democratic Peoples Union Silver ticket, a union of elements from the Democratic Party and Populist Party. They were seated as part of the Democratic Party in Congress.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020". Daily Kos. November 14, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.
- ^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
- ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
References
- Govtrack.us for the 8th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
- 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