Michigan's 2nd congressional district

Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Michigan's 2nd congressional district
	Michigan's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
	Bill Huizenga; R–Holland
Distribution	74.26% urban; 25.74% rural;
Population (2019)	746,998
Median household; income	$59,356
Ethnicity	79.5% White; 9.0% Hispanic; 6.3% Black; 2.4% Two or more races; 2.2% Asian; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	R+9

Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 It consisted of the counties of Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent. The borders were altered slightly for redistricting in 2012.

The 2nd district has the largest concentration of Dutch-Americans of any congressional district in the country.^[5] John McCain won the district in 2008 with 51% of the vote, his best performance in any of Michigan's 15 congressional districts.^[6] Bill Huizenga replaced Pete Hoekstra after winning the 2010 election.

Major cities[]

Voting[]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 55 - 43%
2018	Senate	James 55 - 43%
2018	Governor	Schuette 52 - 43%
2016	President	Trump 56 - 38%
2012	President	Romney 56 - 43%
2008	President	McCain 51 - 48%
2004	President	Bush 60 - 39%
2000	President	Bush 59 - 38%
1996	President	Dole 50 - 41%
1992	President	Bush 45 - 34%

History[]

The 2nd congressional district today is largely the same as it was after the 1992 redistricting. There have been some changes, but it still covers in general the same area.

Prior to the 1992 redistricting the 2nd district covered the northern half to two thirds of Livonia, Northville Township, the Wayne County portion of the city of Northville, Plymouth and Plymouth Township all in Wayne County. It also covered most of Washtenaw County, Michigan but not Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti. The only county entirely in the district was Hillsdale County. Most of Jackson county was in the district, but the some of that county's northern tier townships were in Michigan's 6th congressional district. About half of Lenawee County was in the district, and the far north-east portion of Branch county was also in the district.

In 1992, this district essentially became the 7th district, while the 2nd was redrawn to take in much of the territory of the old 9th district.

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Lucius Lyon	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Retired.
John Smith Chipman	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. Retired.
Edward Bradley	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – August 5, 1847	30th	Elected in 1846. Died.
Vacant		August 5, 1847 – December 6, 1847
Charles E. Stuart	Democratic	December 6, 1847 – March 3, 1849		Elected finish Bradley's term. Lost re-election.
William Sprague	Whig^[a]	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848. Retired.
Charles E. Stuart	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
David A. Noble	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
Henry Waldron	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861	34th 35th 36th	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired.
Fernando C. Beaman	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 1st district.
Charles Upson	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired.
William L. Stoughton	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired.
Henry Waldron	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.
Edwin Willits	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
Nathaniel B. Eldredge	Democratic^[b]	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.
Edward P. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
James S. Gorman	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
George Spalding	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Lost renomination.
Henry C. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost renomination.
Charles E. Townsend	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
William Wedemeyer	Republican	March 4, 1911 – January 2, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant		January 2, 1913 – March 3, 1913	62nd
Samuel Beakes	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
Mark R. Bacon	Republican	March 4, 1917 – December 13, 1917	65th	Elected in 1916. Lost election contest.^[c]
Samuel Beakes	Democratic	December 13, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	Won election contest. Lost re-election.
Earl C. Michener	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
John C. Lehr	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
Earl C. Michener	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1951	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired.
George Meader	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Weston E. Vivian	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Marvin L. Esch	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Carl Pursell	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
Pete Hoekstra	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Bill Huizenga	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 4th district.

Recent election results[]

2012[]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	194,653	61.2
	Democratic	Willie German, Jr.	108,973	34.2
	Libertarian	Mary Buzuma	8,750	2.6
	Constitution	Ronald Graeser	3,176	1.1
	Green	William Opalicky	2,715	0.9
Total votes			318,267	100.0
	Republican hold

2014[]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	135,568	63.6
	Democratic	Dean Vanderstelt	70,851	33.3
	Libertarian	Ronald Welch II	3,877	1.8
	U.S. Taxpayers	Ronald Graeser	2,776	1.3
Total votes			213,072	100.0
	Republican hold

2016[]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	212,508	62.6
	Democratic	Dennis Murphy	110,391	32.5
	Libertarian	Erwin Haas	8,154	2.4
	Green	Matthew A. Brady	5,353	1.6
	Constitution	Ronald Graeser	2,904	0.9
	Independent	Joshua Arnold (write-in)	18	0.0
Total votes			339,328	100.0
	Republican hold

2018[]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2018^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	168,970	55.3
	Democratic	Rob Davidson	131,254	43.0
	Constitution	Ron Graeser	5,239	1.7
Total votes			305,463	100.0
	Republican hold

2020[]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	238,711	59.2
	Democratic	Bryan Berghoef	154,122	38.2
	Libertarian	Max Riekse	5,292	1.3
	Green	Jean-Michel Crevière	2,646	0.7
	Constitution	Gerald Van Sickle	2,476	0.6
Total votes			403,247	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries[]

1993 - 2003

2003 - 2013

Notes[]

^ William Sprague was elected on a Free Soil Party ticket and was seated with the Whigs in Congress.
^ Nathaniel B. Eldredge was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1884 to the 49th Congress.
^ In the election of November 7, 1916, official returns showed Mark R. Bacon had won by 49 votes. Although there was no provision in state law at that time for recounting ballots in the election of federal officials, a separate examination of votes in Jackson County revealed that Samuel W. Beakes was entitled to 87 more votes. However, the board of state canvassers and the Michigan Supreme Court refused to allow a recount. Finally, the U.S. House Committee on Elections decided to conduct a recount, which gave Beakes the victory by 132 votes. The committee unanimously reported resolutions to the full House stating that Bacon had not been elected to the seat and was not entitled to it, and that, in fact, Beakes was the elected representative of the district. The House seated Beakes on December 13, 1917.

^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 – Swing State Project".
^ "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.
^ "Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Politico.
^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

References[]

Govtrack.us for the 2nd 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

Coordinates: 43°23′51″N 86°19′08″W / 43.39750°N 86.31889°W / 43.39750; -86.31889

[Sprague-7] William Sprague was elected on a Free Soil Party ticket and was seated with the Whigs in Congress.

[Eldredge-8] Nathaniel B. Eldredge was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1884 to the 49th Congress.

[Bacon-9] In the election of November 7, 1916, official returns showed Mark R. Bacon had won by 49 votes. Although there was no provision in state law at that time for recounting ballots in the election of federal officials, a separate examination of votes in Jackson County revealed that Samuel W. Beakes was entitled to 87 more votes. However, the board of state canvassers and the Michigan Supreme Court refused to allow a recount. Finally, the U.S. House Committee on Elections decided to conduct a recount, which gave Beakes the victory by 132 votes. The committee unanimously reported resolutions to the full House stating that Bacon had not been elected to the seat and was not entitled to it, and that, in fact, Beakes was the elected representative of the district. The House seated Beakes on December 13, 1917.

[1] ttps://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 – Swing State Project".

[10] "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.

[Generalelection-11] "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".

[GeneralElection-12] "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[13] "Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Politico.

[MIgenr-14] "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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