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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

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All 14 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 9 5 Seats won 9 5 Seat change Popular vote 2,243,402 2,193,980 Percentage 48.03% 46.97% Swing 0.55% 2.20%
Congressional district results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate in 33 other states and various state and local elections. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary election was April 19.

Results summary

Results of the 2016 House of Representatives elections in Michigan by district:

District 1

2016 Michigan's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Jack Bergman Lon Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 197,777 144,334 Percentage 54.9% 40.1%

County results Precinct resultsBergman      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70–80% Johnson      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Benishek Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jack Bergman Republican

When Republican Dan Benishek first ran to represent Michigan's 1st congressional district in the 2010 elections, he pledged to serve no more than three terms. In March 2015, he decided to run for a fourth term as the district's representative. However, he changed his mind in September and decided not to seek re-election.

On June 24, Michigan Democratic Party chairman Lon Johnson declared his run for the seat. Former Democratic nominee Jerry Cannon also announced his candidacy. Republican state senator Tom Casperson announced his run in November 2015. Casperson was challenged in the Republican primary by former state legislator Jason Allen, who announced he was running in January 2016, and retired U.S. Marine Jack Bergman, who declared in March. In January 2016, Benishek endorsed Casperson's candidacy.

In the August 2 primary, Jack Bergman won the GOP nomination and Lon Johnson won the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jack Bergman, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Allen, former state senator and candidate for this district in 2010
• Tom Casperson, state senator

Declined

• Dan Benishek, incumbent U.S. Representative (endorsed Casperson)

Endorsements

U.S. representatives

• Dan Benishek, incumbent U.S. representative for this district

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lon Johnson, former Michigan Democratic Party chairman

Eliminated in primary

• Jerry Cannon, retired Michigan Army National Guard Major General, former Kalkaska County Sheriff and nominee for this seat in 2014

Declined

• Scott Dianda, state representative

Endorsements

U.S. representatives

• Bart Stupak, former U.S. representative for this district (1993–2011)

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Diane Bostow, Gwinn resident

General election

Debate

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Newspapers

• Detroit Free Press

Predictions

Results

District 2

2016 Michigan's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Huizenga Dennis Murphy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 212,508 110,391 Percentage 62.6% 32.5%

County results Precinct resultsHuizenga:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Murphy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bill Huizenga Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga Republican

Republican incumbent Rep. Bill Huizenga ran for re-election. His Democratic opponent was Dennis Murphy, and his Libertarian opponent was Kentwood City Commissioner Erwin Haas.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Huizenga, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dennis Murphy, engineer

Results

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 3

2016 Michigan's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Justin Amash Douglas Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 203,545 128,400 Percentage 59.5% 37.5%

County results Precinct resultsAmash:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Gerrard:      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Justin Amash Republican Elected U.S. Representative Justin Amash Republican

Republican incumbent Rep. Justin Amash ran for re-election. His Democratic opponent was Douglas Smith.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Justin Amash, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Douglas Smith

Results

General election

Results

District 4

2016 Michigan's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee John Moolenaar Debra Friedell Wirth Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,572 101,277 Percentage 61.6% 32.1%

County results Precinct resultsMoolenaar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Wirth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John Moolenaar Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Moolenaar Republican

Republican incumbent Rep. John Moolenaar ran for re-election. His Libertarian opponent was Leonard Schwartz. Keith Butkovich was the candidate for the Natural Law Party, George Zimmer for the U.S. Taxpayers Party and George Salvi for the Green Party. There was no Democratic opponent on the August primary ballot, but Debra Wirth launched a successful write-in campaign to be the Democratic nominee for the November election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Moolenaar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Debra Friedell Wirth, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012 (write-in)

Results

General election

Results

District 5

2016 Michigan's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Dan Kildee Allen Hardwick Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,279 112,102 Percentage 61.2% 35.1%

County results Precinct resultsKildee:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hardwick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Kildee Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dan Kildee Democratic

Democratic incumbent Rep. Dan Kildee ran for re-election. His Republican opponent was Al Hardwick.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Kildee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Allen Hardwick, computer repairman and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Steve Sluka

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 6

2016 Michigan's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Fred Upton Paul Clements Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,259 119,980 Percentage 58.6% 36.5%

County results Precinct resultsUpton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Clements:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Fred Upton Republican Elected U.S. Representative Fred Upton Republican

Incumbent Fred Upton sought re-election to his House seat. His Democratic challenger in 2014, Paul Clements, ran again.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Fred Upton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Clements, political science professor and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Lorence Wenke, former state representative

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Predictions

Results

District 7

2016 Michigan's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Tim Walberg Gretchen Driskell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,321 134,010 Percentage 55.1% 40.0%

County results Precinct resultsWalberg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Driskell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tim Walberg Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tim Walberg Republican

The 7th district is located in Southern Michigan. The incumbent was Republican Tim Walberg, who had represented the district since 2011 and previously represented the district from 2007 to 2009. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014, and the district has a PVI of R+3. Walberg was challenged by Doug North. Democratic state representative Gretchen Driskell, the former mayor of Saline, announced that she would run against Walberg in 2016, as would Libertarian Ken Proctor. Walberg won the Republican nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Walberg, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Doug North

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gretchen Driskell, state representative

Declined

• Pam Byrnes, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Ken Proctor

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Organizations

• EMILY's List

Newspapers

• Detroit Free Press

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 8

2016 Michigan's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Bishop Suzanna Shkreli Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 205,629 143,791 Percentage 56.0% 39.2%

County results Precinct resultsBishop:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Shkreli:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Bishop Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Bishop Republican

Freshman Republican incumbent Mike Bishop ran for re-election. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Two candidates were originally slated to face each other in the Democratic primary. They were former actress Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie) and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild, and Linda Keefe.

Gilbert withdrew from the race in May 2016 due to health issues, and at that time Keefe did not appear to have collected enough valid petition signatures to be placed on the ballot.

On July 6, 2016, Democrats introduced 29-year-old Suzanna Shkreli, an Assistant Macomb County Prosecutor to be the party's nominee. At the time of Shkreli's announcement, it was still unclear if Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson would allow Gilbert to be removed from the ballot. Johnson said that the Office of the Secretary of State would not make a ruling until after the state's August 2 primary. Gilbert's name remained on the ballot.

On August 2, Gilbert received the most votes in the Democratic primary, receiving 28,810 votes, despite previously announcing her withdrawal from the race. Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon said the day after that the party would begin the process to remove Gilbert from the November ballot and replace her with Shkreli within 48 hours. Bishop's campaign described Gilbert's attempt to be removed from the ballot as unprecedented. A Democratic campaign spokesman said they had retained legal counsel for the process.

The Michigan state elections director said that Gilbert's name could be removed from the ballot in the general election. On August 22, 2016, the state board of canvassers allowed Gilbert's name to be replaced on the November ballot with that of Shkreli.

Nominee

• Suzanna Shkreli, Assistant Macomb County Prosecutor

Failed to qualify

• Linda Keefe, former Windsor Township Clerk (disqualified from primary ballot for lack of signatures)

Withdrawn

• Melissa Gilbert, actress and former president of the Screen Actors Guild

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Jeff Wood

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• EMILY's List

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 9

2016 Michigan's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Sander Levin Christopher Morse Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 199,661 128,937 Percentage 57.9% 37.4%

County results Precinct resultsLevin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Morse:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Sander Levin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sander Levin Democratic

Democratic incumbent Rep. Sander Levin ran for re-election. His Republican challenger was Christopher Morse, and his Libertarian opponent was Matt Orlando.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sander Levin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christopher Morse

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Matthew Orlando

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 10

2016 Michigan's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Paul Mitchell Frank Acavitti, Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 215,132 110,112 Percentage 63.1% 32.3%

County results Precinct resultsMitchell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Acavitti:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Candice Miller Republican Elected U.S. Representative Paul Mitchell Republican

Republican incumbent Candice Miller, who had represented the 10th district since 2003, did not run for reelection. State representative Tony Forlini, State Senator Phil Pavlov, businessman Paul Mitchell, former state senator Alan Sanborn, and retired military veteran David VanAssche were seeking the Republican nomination to succeed Miller. State Senator Jack Brandenburg considered entering the race, but declared in January 2016 that he would not run. Paul Mitchell won the Republican nomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Mitchell, businessman

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Forlini, state representative
• Phil Pavlov, state senator
• Alan Sanborn, former state senator
• David VanAssche

Withdrew

• Michael Flynn, Shelby Township Treasurer

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Acavitti Jr.

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Lisa Gioia

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 11

2016 Michigan's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Dave Trott Anil Kumar Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,872 152,461 Percentage 52.9% 40.2%

County results Precinct resultsTrott:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kumar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Dave Trott Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dave Trott Republican

The 11th district is located northwest of Detroit. The incumbent was Republican Dave Trott, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected in 2014, winning the general election with 55.9% of the vote. He ran for re-election. Anil Kumar was his Democratic opponent, and Jonathan Osment was his Libertarian opponent. Kerry Bentivolio, who represented the 11th District from 2013 to 2015 and lost to Trott in the 2014 Republican primary, announced on July 21, 2016, that he planned to seek the seat as an independent after losing to Osment in the Libertarian convention.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Trott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anil Kumar, physician

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Jonathan Osment

Independent

• Kerry Bentivolio, former U.S. Representative

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 12

2016 Michigan's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Debbie Dingell Jeff Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 211,378 96,104 Percentage 64.3% 29.3%

County results Precinct resultsDingell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      40–50%      50–60% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Debbie Dingell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell Democratic

Democratic first term congresswoman Debbie Dingell ran for re-election and was unopposed in the primary. Jeff Jones was the Republican challenger, a Taylor resident, a former independent United States Senate candidate in 2014. Also running was Tom Bagwell of Wyandotte, libertarian activist and former Ypsilanti Township Park Commissioner who won the Libertarian Party nomination for District 12 on May 14, 2016, in Lansing, Michigan.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Debbie Dingell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Jones

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Tom Bagwell

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 13

2016 Michigan's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee John Conyers Jeff Gorman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,771 40,541 Percentage 77.1% 15.7%

Precinct results Conyers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Gorman:      40–50%      50–60%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election John Conyers Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Conyers Democratic

John Conyers, a Democrat, the incumbent representative in the 13th district, had served 26 terms in Congress and was the Dean of the United States House of Representatives. Detroit and City Clerk Janice Winfrey ran against Conyers in the Democratic Party primary election. Jeff Gorman ran on the Republican side, and Tiffany Hayden ran on the Libertarian side. Conyers won the nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Conyers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Defeated in primary

• Janice Winfrey, Detroit city clerk

Failed to qualify

• Kenneth Garner

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Gorman

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Tiffany Hayden

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

District 14

2016 Michigan's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Brenda Lawrence Howard Klausner Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 244,135 58,103 Percentage 78.5% 18.7%

County results Precinct resultsLawrence:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Klausner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Brenda Lawrence Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brenda Lawrence Democratic

Democratic incumbent Rep. Brenda Lawrence sought re-election and had two Democratic challengers, Terrance Morrison and Vanessa Moss. Lawrence won the Democratic nomination. The Republican candidate was Howard Klausner and the Libertarian candidate was Gregory Creswell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brenda Lawrence, incumbent U.S. Representative

Defeated in primary

• Terrance Morrison
• Vanessa Moss

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Howard Klausner

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Gregory Creswell

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Results

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External links

• U.S. House elections in Michigan, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Candidate and Committee Viewer at Federal Election Commission

• 2016 Michigan elections
• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
• John Conyers