Michigan's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Population (2023) | 766,628 |
Median household income | $60,825 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+1 [2] |
Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Central Michigan. The district was first created in 1873, after redistricting following the 1870 census. From 2003 to 2013, it consisted of all of Clinton, Ingham, and Livingston counties, and included the southern portion of Shiawassee and the northern portion of Oakland counties. From 2013 to 2023, the district no longer covered Clinton or Shiawassee counties and instead covered more of Oakland County, including Rochester. In 2023, the district was redrawn to be centered on the city of Flint and the "Tri-Cities" metropolitan area around Saginaw, Midland, Bay City. The district includes all of Saginaw and Bay counties, almost all of Genesee County, and portions of Midland and Tuscola counties.
The district's current representative is Democratic incumbent Kristen McDonald Rivet. In the 2023 edition of the Cook Partisan Voting Index Michigan's 8th was rated as the median district in the country, with 217 districts rated more Democratic and 217 districts rated more Republican. [3]
The district was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections. [4]
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: [5]
BayCounty (19)
GenesseeCounty (33)
MidlandCounty (13)
SaginawCounty (36)
TuscolaCounty (1)
Year | Office | Results [6] [7] [8] |
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2008 | President | Obama 61% - 38% |
2012 | President | Obama 58% - 41% |
2014 | Senate | Peters 61% - 35% |
Governor | Schauer 55% - 43% | |
Secretary of State | Dillard 51% - 46% | |
Attorney General | Schuette 49% - 48% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 48% - 47% |
2018 | Senate | Stabenow 53% - 45% |
Governor | Whitmer 55% - 43% | |
Attorney General | Nessel 49% - 46% | |
2020 | President | Biden 50% - 48% |
Senate | Peters 51% - 47% | |
2022 | Governor | Whitmer 55% - 43% |
Secretary of State | Benson 56% - 41% | |
Attorney General | Nessel 54% - 44% | |
2024 | President | Trump 50% - 48% |
Senate | Slotkin 49% - 48% |
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 picked up all of Lansing and Ingham County (which had previously been split between the 3rd and 6th districts). 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.
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 | Preston Brooks | 6,097 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 345,054 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Bishop | 132,739 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | Eric Schertzing | 102,269 | 42.1 | |
Libertarian | James Weeks | 4,557 | 1.9 | |
Green | Jim Casha | 1,880 | 0.8 | |
Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 1,680 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 243,125 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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 | Maria Green | 5,679 | 1.6 | |
Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 2,250 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 366,968 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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 | David Lillis | 2,629 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 341,593 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kristen McDonald Rivet | 217,490 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Paul Junge | 189,317 | 44.6 | |
Working Class | Kathy Goodwin | 8,492 | 2.0 | |
Libertarian | Steve Barcelo | 4,768 | 1.1 | |
Constitution | James Allen Little | 2,681 | 0.6 | |
Green | Jim Casha | 1,602 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 424,350 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |