Michigan's 9th congressional district

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Michigan's 9th congressional district
Michigan's 9th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Michigan's 9th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)769,261
Median household
income
$80,229 [1]
Ethnicity
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]

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Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
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 Dark Red x.svg No 46.9% – 53.1%

History

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.

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
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

Cities, townships, villages, and CDPs of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Election history
District created March 4, 1873
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Jay A. Hubbell
(Houghton)
RepublicanMarch 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.
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Byron M. Cutcheon
(Manistee)
RepublicanMarch 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.
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Harrison H. Wheeler
(Ludington)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 52nd Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
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John W. Moon
(Muskegon)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 53rd Elected in 1892.
Retired.
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Roswell P. Bishop
(Ludington)
RepublicanMarch 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.
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James C. McLaughlin [3]
(Muskegon)
RepublicanMarch 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.
VacantNovember 29, 1932 
March 4, 1933
72nd
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Harry W. Musselwhite
(Manistee)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 73rd Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
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Albert J. Engel
(Muskegon)
RepublicanJanuary 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.
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Ruth Thompson
(Whitehall)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957 82nd
83rd
84th
Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost renomination.
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Robert P. Griffin [4]
(Traverse City)
RepublicanJanuary 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.
VacantMay 11, 1966 
November 8, 1966
89th
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Guy Vander Jagt [4]
(Luther)
RepublicanNovember 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.
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Dale Kildee [5]
(Flint)
DemocraticJanuary 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 .
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Joe Knollenberg
(Bloomfield Hills)
RepublicanJanuary 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.
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Gary Peters
(Bloomfield Township)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 111th
112th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 14th district .
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Sander Levin
(Royal Oak)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 113th
114th
115th
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 2012 [6] .
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
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Andy Levin
(Bloomfield Township)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 116th
117th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 11th district and lost renomination.
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Lisa McClain
(Bruce Township)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
present
118th Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Recent election results

2006

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) 142,279 51.6
Democratic Nancy Skinner 127,65146.2
Libertarian Adam Goodman3,6981.3
Green Matthew Abel2,4660.9
Total votes276,094 100.0
Republican hold

2008

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Peters 184,098 52.1
Republican Joe Knollenberg (incumbent)150,57442.6
Independent Jack Kevorkian 9,0472.6
Libertarian Adam Goodman4,9371.4
Green Douglas Campbell 4,8001.4
Total votes353,456 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2010

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2010 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Peters (incumbent) 125,730 49.8
Republican Rocky Raczkowski 119,32547.2
Libertarian Adam Goodman2,6011.0
Green Douglas Campbell 2,4841.0
Independent Bob Gray1,8660.7
Independent Matthew Kuofie 6440.3
Total votes252,650 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sander Levin (incumbent) 208,846 61.9
Republican Don Volaric114,76034.0
Libertarian Jim Fulner6,1001.8
Green Julia Williams4,7081.4
Constitution Les Townsend2,9020.9
Total votes337,316 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2014 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sander Levin (incumbent) 136,342 60.4
Republican George Brikho81,47036.1
Libertarian Gregory Creswell4,7922.1
Green John V. McDermott3,1531.4
Total votes225,757 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sander Levin (incumbent) 199,661 57.9
Republican Christopher Morse128,93737.4
Libertarian Matthew Orlando9,5632.8
Green John V. McDermott6,6141.9
Total votes344,775 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Levin 181,734 59.7
Republican Candius Stearns112,12336.8
Working Class Andrea Kirby6,7972.2
Green John V. McDermott3,9091.3
Total votes304,563 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Levin (incumbent) 230,318 57.7
Republican Charles Langworthy153,29638.4
Working Class Andrea Kirby8,9702.3
Libertarian Mike Saliba6,5321.6
Independent Douglas Troszak (write-in)10.0
Total votes399,117 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2022 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lisa McClain (incumbent) 238,300 63.9
Democratic Brian Jaye123,70233.1
Working Class Jim Walkowicz6,5711.7
Libertarian Jacob Kelts4,3491.1
Total votes372,922 100.0
Republican 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. 1 2 "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. Dale Kildee now represents the 5th district.
  6. Originally served in the 17th district, 1983-1993.
  7. "2006 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. "2008 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  9. "2010 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. "2012 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  11. "2014 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. "2016 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. "2018 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  14. "2020 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Secretary of State. Michigan Department of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.

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