Michigan's 9th congressional district

Michigan's 9th congressional district
Michigan's 9th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Lisa McClain ; R–Bruce Township
Population (2022)	777,301
Median household; income	$78,456
Ethnicity	87.9% White ; 4.1% Two or more races ; 3.9% Hispanic ; 2.2% Black ; 1.3% Asian ; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	R+18

Last updated March 13, 2024

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]

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Office	Results
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%
2020	President	Biden 56 - 43%

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.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Election history
District created March 4, 1873
Jay A. Hubbell (Houghton)	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 (Manistee)	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 (Ludington)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
John W. Moon (Muskegon)	Republican	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Retired.
Roswell P. Bishop (Ludington)	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] (Muskegon)	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 (Manistee)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935	73rd	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
Albert J. Engel (Muskegon)	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 (Whitehall)	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] (Traverse City)	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] (Luther)	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] (Flint)	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 (Bloomfield Hills)	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 (Bloomfield Hills)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 14th district .
Sander Levin (Royal Oak)	Democratic	January 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.
Andy Levin (Bloomfield Township)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 11th district and lost renomination.
Lisa McClain (Bruce)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2022.

Elections

House election 2022: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

House election 2020: Michigan's 9th district^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

House Election 2018: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%

House Election 2016: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%

House Election 2014: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%

House Election 2012: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%

House Election 2010: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%

House Election 2008: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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%

House Election 2006: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Notes

↑ "My Congressional District".
1 2 "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
↑ James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
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.
↑ Dale Kildee now represents the 5th district.
↑ Originally served in the 17th district, 1983-1993.
↑ "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.

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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

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[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] 1 2 "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[McLaughlin-3] James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.

[Griffin-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.

[Kildee-5] Dale Kildee now represents the 5th district.

[6] Originally served in the 17th district, 1983-1993.

[MIgenr-7] "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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