Michigan's 9th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2023) | 769,261 |
Median household income | $80,229 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+18 [2] |
Michigan's 9th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in The Thumb and northern portions of Metro Detroit of the State of Michigan. Counties either wholly or partially located within the district include: Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, Lapeer, St. Clair, Macomb and Oakland. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+18, it is the most Republican district in Michigan. [2]
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% |
2022 | Proposal 3 | No 46.9% – 53.1% |
Michigan first gained a 9th district in 1873. For most of the next 120 years, it covered most of the western shore counties starting with Muskegon and taking in a portion of Grand Traverse County. From 1983 to 1993, it also included about half of Ottawa County, Montcalm County, half of Ionia County, and two eastern townships of Kent County just outside the Grand Rapids city limits. After the 1990 census, this district essentially became the 2nd district.
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 lean 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 10th district.
The district is currently represented by Lisa McClain.
# | County | Seat | Population |
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63 | Huron | Bad Axe | 30,927 |
87 | Lapeer | Lapeer | 88,977 |
99 | Macomb | Mount Clemens | 875,101 |
125 | Oakland | Pontiac | 1,270,426 |
147 | St. Clair | Port Huron | 159,874 |
151 | Sanilac | Sandusky | 40,368 |
157 | Tuscola | Caro | 52,826 |
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 | |
Total votes | 276,094 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gary Peters | 184,098 | 52.1 | |
Republican | Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) | 150,574 | 42.6 | |
Independent | Jack Kevorkian | 9,047 | 2.6 | |
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 4,937 | 1.4 | |
Green | Douglas Campbell | 4,800 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 353,456 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 125,730 | 49.8 | |
Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 119,325 | 47.2 | |
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 2,601 | 1.0 | |
Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,484 | 1.0 | |
Independent | Bob Gray | 1,866 | 0.7 | |
Independent | Matthew Kuofie | 644 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 252,650 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sander Levin (incumbent) | 208,846 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Don Volaric | 114,760 | 34.0 | |
Libertarian | Jim Fulner | 6,100 | 1.8 | |
Green | Julia Williams | 4,708 | 1.4 | |
Constitution | Les Townsend | 2,902 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 337,316 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sander Levin (incumbent) | 136,342 | 60.4 | |
Republican | George Brikho | 81,470 | 36.1 | |
Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 4,792 | 2.1 | |
Green | John V. McDermott | 3,153 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 225,757 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sander Levin (incumbent) | 199,661 | 57.9 | |
Republican | Christopher Morse | 128,937 | 37.4 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Orlando | 9,563 | 2.8 | |
Green | John V. McDermott | 6,614 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 344,775 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andy Levin | 181,734 | 59.7 | |
Republican | Candius Stearns | 112,123 | 36.8 | |
Working Class | Andrea Kirby | 6,797 | 2.2 | |
Green | John V. McDermott | 3,909 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 304,563 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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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Republican | Lisa McClain (incumbent) | 238,300 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | Brian Jaye | 123,702 | 33.1 | |
Working Class | Jim Walkowicz | 6,571 | 1.7 | |
Libertarian | Jacob Kelts | 4,349 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 372,922 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.
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