Michigan's 11th congressional district

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Michigan's 11th congressional district
Michigan's 11th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Michigan's 11th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)769,154
Median household
income
$88,617 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+9 [2]

Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district north of Detroit, comprising most of urbanized central Oakland County. Until 1993, the district covered the state's Upper Peninsula and the northernmost portion of the Lower Peninsula (a.k.a. Northern Michigan). In redistricting that year, it was shifted to the outer Detroit area. Its former geographical area is now the state's first district. Its current configuration dates from 2023.

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The 11th district was represented by Thad McCotter from 2003 until his resignation on July 6, 2012. [3] [4] He was replaced by Democrat David Curson, who won a special election on November 6, 2012. [4] [5] Curson was sworn in on November 13. He was replaced by Kerry Bentivolio in January 2013, who had been elected in the regular fall election in 2012. [4] [6] David Trott was elected in 2014 after defeating Bentivolio in the Republican primary, and took office in January 2015. He did not seek reelection in 2018. Democrat Haley Stevens was elected on November 6, 2018, and is the current representative for the eleventh district.

History

The 11th congressional district formed in 1993 was given portions of the old 15th (mainly Westland), 2nd (Livonia), 17th (the included portion of Southfield), 6th (Highland and White Lake Townships), and 18th congressional districts. Most of its territory came from the old 18th congressional district.

In 2003, the district was essentially split in two. The bulk of the district–most of the Oakland County portion–became the 9th district, while a new 11th was created mostly out of the Wayne County portion of the old 11th, combined with a sliver of Oakland.

In 2023, the district was consolidated to include only the urbanized south-central section of Oakland County. The area that the 11th now covers has historically been strongly Republican. In the 1990s it became a swing district, with a slight Republican lean. Since the 2010s, the district is now considered to lean Democratic.

Counties and municipalities

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities: [7]

OaklandCounty (30)

Auburn Hills, Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Commerce Charter Township, Novi (part; also 6th), Farmington, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Madison Heights, Oak Park, Orchard Lake Village, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Charter Township, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Waterford Charter Township, West Bloomfield Charter Township, White Lake Charter Township (part; also 9th), Wolverine Lake, Wixom

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [8] [9]
2008 President Obama 59% - 40%
2012 President Obama 56% - 43%
2014 Senate Peters 58% - 38%
Governor Snyder 54% - 44%
Secretary of State Johnson 56% - 41%
Attorney General Schuette 50% - 47%
2016 President Clinton 55% - 41%
2018 Senate Stabenow 59% - 39%
Governor Whitmer 60% - 37%
Attorney General Nessel 57% - 39%
2020 President Biden 59% - 39%
Senate Peters 58% - 41%
2022 Governor Whitmer 64% - 35%
Secretary of State Benson 66% - 32%
Attorney General Nessel 63% - 35%
2024 President Harris 57% - 41%
Senate Slotkin 57% - 40%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1883
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Edward Breitung
(Negaunee)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
Retired.
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Seth C. Moffatt
(Traverse City)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1885 –
December 22, 1887
49th
50th
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Died.
VacantDecember 22, 1887 –
February 14, 1888
50th
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Henry W. Seymour
(Sault Ste. Marie)
RepublicanFebruary 14, 1888 –
March 3, 1889
Elected to finish Moffatt's term.
Lost renomination.
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Samuel M. Stephenson
(Menominee)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893
51st
52nd
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 12th district .
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John Avery
(Greenville)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
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William S. Mesick
(Mancelona)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Lost renomination.
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Archibald B. Darragh
(St. Louis)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1909
57th
58th
59th
60th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired.
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Francis H. Dodds
(Mount Pleasant)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913
61st
62nd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost renomination.
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Francis O. Lindquist
(Greenville)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Elected in 1912.
Retired.
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Frank D. Scott
(Alpena)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1927
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost renomination.
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Frank P. Bohn
(Newberry)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
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Prentiss M. Brown
(St. Ignace)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1933 –
November 18, 1936
73rd
74th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
VacantNovember 18, 1936 –
January 3, 1937
74th
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John F. Luecke
(Escanaba)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
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Fred Bradley
(Rogers City)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1939 –
May 24, 1947
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Died.
VacantMay 24, 1947 –
August 26, 1947
80th
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Charles E. Potter
(Cheboygan)
RepublicanAugust 26, 1947 –
November 4, 1952
80th
81st
82nd
Elected to finish Bradley's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
VacantNovember 4, 1952 –
January 3, 1953
82nd
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Victor A. Knox
(Sault Ste. Marie)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1965
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
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.
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Raymond F. Clevenger
(Sault Ste. Marie)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
89th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
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Philip Ruppe
(Houghton)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1979
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired.
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Robert W. Davis
(Gaylord)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
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.
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Joe Knollenberg
(Bloomfield)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 9th district .
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Thad McCotter
(Livonia)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2003 –
July 6, 2012
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Failed to qualify for renomination then resigned. [a]
VacantJuly 6, 2012 –
November 13, 2012
112th
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David Curson
(Belleville)
DemocraticNovember 13, 2012 –
January 3, 2013
Elected to finish McCotter's term.
Retired.
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Kerry Bentivolio
(Milford)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113th Elected in 2012.
Lost renomination.
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Dave Trott
(Birmingham)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019
114th
115th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
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Haley Stevens
(Birmingham)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
Retiring to run for U.S. senator.
  1. McCotter had sought the nomination for Republican nomination for president, but dropped out following the Iowa Straw Poll. He then tried to qualify for the primary, however fewer than 1,000 signatures were declared valid, meaning he did not qualify to appear on the primary ballot.

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2012 special
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Curson 159,258 48.4
Republican Kerry Bentivolio 151,73646.1
Libertarian John Tatar11,6063.5
Green Marc Sosnowski6,5292.0
n/a Write-ins80.0
Total votes329,137 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kerry Bentivolio 181,788 50.8
Democratic Syed Taj158,87944.4
Libertarian John Tatar9,6372.7
Green Steven Paul Duke4,5691.3
Natural Law Daniel Johnson3,2510.9
n/a Write-ins150.0
Total votes358,139 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2014 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Trott 140,435 55.9
Democratic Bobby McKenzie101,68140.5
Libertarian John Tatar7,7113.0
Republican Kerry Bentivolio (incumbent) (write-in)1,4110.6
Total votes251,238 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Trott (incumbent) 200,872 52.9
Democratic Anil Kumar152,46140.2
Independent PoliticianKerry Bentivolio16,6104.4
Libertarian Jonathan Ray Osment9,5452.5
Total votes379,488 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Haley Stevens 181,912 51.8
Republican Lena Epstein158,46345.2
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz5,7991.7
Independent Cooper Nye4,7271.3
Total votes350,901 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 226,128 50.2
Republican Eric Esshaki215,40547.8
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz8,9362.0
Independent Frank Acosta (write-in)40.0
Total votes450,473 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2022 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 224,537 61.3
Republican Mark Ambrose141,64238.6
Total votes366,179 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2024 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 260,780 58.2
Republican Nick Somberg177,43239.6
Green Douglas Campbell9,7132.2
Total votes447,925 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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1993–2003
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2003–2013
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2013–2023

See also

Notes

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. Spangler, Todd (July 6, 2012). "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session". Clerk of the House of Representatives. 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  5. Gray, Kathleen (November 6, 2012). "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  6. Tierney, Christine (November 14, 2012). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  7. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST26/CD118_MI11.pdf
  8. "Dra 2020".
  9. "Michigan: The Redistricting Shuffle".
  10. "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico .
  11. "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
  12. "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  13. 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.
  14. "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  16. "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 22, 2024.

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