Michigan's 9th congressional district
Michigan's 9th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2019) | 718,223 | ||
Median household income | $62,943[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+4[2] |
Michigan's 9th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in parts of Oakland County and Macomb County in the southeast areas of the State of Michigan. It includes the communities of Ferndale, Royal Oak, Hazel Park, St. Clair Shores, Warren, Bloomfield, and Sterling Heights.
Recent election results from statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | Clinton 44 - 35% |
1996 | President | Clinton 46 - 43% |
2000 | President | Bush 51 - 47% |
2004 | President | Bush 51 - 49% |
2008 | President | Obama 56 - 43% |
2012 | President | Obama 57 - 42% |
2016 | President | Clinton 52 - 44% |
2018 | Senate | Stabenow 58 - 39% |
2018 | Governor | Whitmer 59 - 38% |
2020 | President | Biden 56 - 43% |
History[]
Prior to 1992 the 9th congressional district did not overlap at all with the one that existed after 1992. It largely corresponded to the later Michigan's 2nd congressional district, covering most of the western shore counties starting with Muskegon and taking in a portion of Grand Traverse County. It also included about half of Ottawa County, Montcalm County, half of Ionia County, and two eastern townships of Kent County, Michigan.
The district from 1992 to 2002 was largely based in Pontiac and Flint–essentially, the successor of the old 7th district. The strong Democratic voting record in Flint and Pontiac compensated for the largely Republican leaning of most of the rest of the district's area.
In 2002, this district essentially became the 5th district, while the 9th was reconfigured to take in most of the Oakland County portion of the old 11th district. The only areas that survived in the 9th congressional district across the 2002 redistricting were Pontiac, Waterford, Auburn Hills, some of Orion Township, Oakland Township, Rochester and Rochester Hills. This district was for all practical purposes the one eliminated by the 2012 redistricting. Portions of it were parceled out to four different districts, all of which largely preserved other former districts. The current 9th is mostly the successor of the old 12th district.
The district is currently represented by Andy Levin.
Cities, townships, and villages[]
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List of representatives[]
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Notes |
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District created March 4, 1873
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Jay A. Hubbell | Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1883 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. |
Byron M. Cutcheon | Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1891 | 48th 49th 50th 51st |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election. |
Harrison H. Wheeler | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. |
John W. Moon | Republican | March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. Retired. |
Roswell P. Bishop | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1907 | 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination. |
James C. McLaughlin[3] | Republican | March 4, 1907 - November 29, 1932 | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-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 and died before next term began. |
Vacant | November 29, 1932 – March 4, 1933 |
72nd | ||
Harry W. Musselwhite | Democratic | March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
Albert J. Engel | 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 to run for Governor of Michigan. |
Ruth Thompson | Republican | January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1957 | 82nd 83rd 84th |
Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Lost renomination. |
Robert P. Griffin[4] | Republican | January 3, 1957 - May 11, 1966 | 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th |
Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate. |
Vacant | May 11, 1966 – November 8, 1966 |
89th | ||
Guy Vander Jagt[4] | Republican | November 8, 1966 - January 3, 1993 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected to finish Griffin's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-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. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost renomination. |
Dale Kildee[5] | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Joe Knollenberg | Republican | January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009 | 108th 109th 110th |
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election. |
Gary Peters | Democratic | January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2013 | 111th 112th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 14th district. |
Sander Levin | Democratic | January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019 | 113th 114th 115th |
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. |
Andy Levin | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – Present | 116th 117th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andy Levin (incumbent) | 230,318 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Charles Langworthy | 153,296 | 38.4 | |
Working Class | Andrea Kirby | 8,970 | 2.3 | |
Libertarian | Mike Saliba | 6,532 | 1.6 | |
Independent | Douglas Troszak (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 399,117 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Andy Levin | 181,734 | 59.7 | +1.8 | |
Republican | Candius Stearns | 112,123 | 36.8 | -0.6 | |
Working Class | Andrea Kirby | 6,797 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Green | John V. McDermott | 3,909 | 1.3 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 69,611 | 22.9 | |||
Turnout | 304,563 | -12% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sander Levin (incumbent) | 199,661 | 57.9 | -2.5 | |
Republican | Christopher Morse | 128,937 | 37.4 | +1.3 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Orlando | 9,563 | 2.8 | +0.7 | |
Green | John V. McDermott | 6,614 | 1.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 70,724 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 344,775 | +53% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sander Levin (incumbent) | 136,342 | 60.4 | -1.5 | |
Republican | George Brikho | 81,470 | 36.1 | +2.1 | |
Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 4,792 | 2.1 | +0.3 | |
Green | John V. McDermott | 3,153 | 1.4 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 54,872 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 225,757 | -33% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sander Levin (incumbent) | 208,846 | 61.9 | +12.1 | |
Republican | Don Volaric | 114,760 | 34.0 | -13.2 | |
Libertarian | Jim Fulner | 6,100 | 1.8 | -0.8 | |
Green | Julia Williams | 4,708 | 1.4 | -0.4 | |
Constitution | Les Townsend | 2,902 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 94,086 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 337,316 | +34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 125,730 | 49.8 | -2.3 | |
Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 119,325 | 47.2 | +4.6 | |
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 2,601 | 1.0 | -0.4 | |
Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,484 | 1.0 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Bob Gray | 1,866 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Matthew Kuofie | 644 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Plurality | 6,405 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 252,650 | -29% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Peters | 184,098 | 52.1 | +5.9 | |
Republican | Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) | 150,574 | 42.6 | -9.0 | |
Independent | Jack Kevorkian | 9,047 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 4,937 | 1.4 | +0.1 | |
Green | Douglas Campbell | 4,800 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 33,524 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 353,456 | +28% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) | 142,279 | 51.6 | ||
Democratic | Nancy Skinner | 127,651 | 46.2 | ||
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 3,698 | 1.3 | ||
Green | Matthew Abel | 2,466 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 14,628 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 276,094 |
Historical district boundaries[]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
- ^ a b Robert P. Griffin resigned on May 10, 1966, to be appointed the following day to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara; Guy Vander Jagt was elected simultaneously in a special election November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term in the 89th and for a full term in the 90th Congress.
- ^ Dale Kildee now represents the 5th district.
- ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.
References[]
- Gary Peters's webpage
- Govtrack.us for the 9th 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: 42°31′47″N 83°03′17″W / 42.52972°N 83.05472°W
- Congressional districts of Michigan
- Constituencies established in 1873
- 1873 establishments in Michigan