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United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012
 Michigan's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State House • Ballot measures |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is May 15, 2012. The primary elections will be held on August 7, 2012.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds nine of the 15 Congressional seats from Michigan. However, the state lost one seat after the 2010 census and will elect 14 representatives.
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| Democratic Party | 6 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 9 | |
| Total | 15 | 14 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 15 congressional districts are:
| Name: | Party: | District: |
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| Bill Huizenga |  Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 2 |
| Candice Miller | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 10 |
| Dale E. Kildee |  Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 5 |
| Dan Benishek | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 1 |
| Dave Camp | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 4 |
| David Curson | Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 11 |
| Fred Upton | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 6 |
| Gary Peters | Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 14 |
| Hansen Clarke | Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 13 |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 13 |
| John D. Dingell, Jr. | Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 12 |
| Justin Amash | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 3 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 8 |
| Sandy Levin | Democratic
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 9 |
| Tim Walberg | Republican
| U.S. House, Michigan, District 7 |
Candidates
Michigan's 1st congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates
August 7, 2012 primary results
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Michigan's 2nd congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates
Bill Huizenga
Willie German, Jr. (Write-in)
Mary Buzuma
William Opalicky
Ronald Graeser (UST)
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Michigan's 3rd congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Michigan's 4th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Michigan's 5th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Michigan's 6th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Michigan's 7th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Note: Mike Stahly initially appear on the official candidate list, but was later disqualified.[13] |
Michigan's 8th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Note: Democrat Michael Magdich initially appeared on the official candidate list, but was later disqualified.[13]
Michigan's 9th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Note: Democrat Allen James O'Neil initially expressed interest in running, but failed to appear on the official candidate list.
Michigan's 10th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Michigan's 11th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Note: Incumbent Thaddeus McCotter initially filed to run but did not receive sufficient signatures to qualify and later withdrew from the election completely.
Ballot access issues
In a statement released May 25, 2012, incumbent Thaddeus McCotter said the Secretary of State questioned the number of valid signatures he submitted to qualify for ballot. “I have been apprised my campaign may have submitted insufficient petition signatures to appear on the August primary ballot as a candidate for the 11th Congressional District’s Republican nomination,” he explained.[25]
Congressional candidates are required to submit at least 1,000 valid signatures, but may submit up to 2,000.[26]
The one-time Republican presidential hopeful said on May 29 that he would run as a write-in-candidate for re-election to the House. [27] The Secretary of State determined that only 244 of the signatures (13 percent) were valid.[28] He withdrew completely on June 2, 2012.
Michigan's 12th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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Michigan's 13th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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- Note: Godfrey Dillard and Shanelle Jackson did not collect enough signatures to secure a spot on the ballot [36]
Michigan's 14th congressional district elections, 2012
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
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See also
References
- ↑ "UP's Benishek welcomes McDowell to Congressional race" September 14, 2011
- ↑ Elect Derek Bailey "Author Archives" May 15, 2012
- ↑ Miami Herald "Gay activist Trevor Thomas runs for Congress in Michigan; 'Time to return to values of Jerry Ford'" March 31, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State "Candidate Filing List" May 17, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Dan Kildee announcing run for 5th District seat in U.S. Congress to be vacated by uncle, U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee" November 1, 2011
- ↑ "Former Republican challenger John Kupiec not disappointed U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee won't seek another term" September 21, 2011
- ↑ "Former Republican challenger John Kupiec not disappointed U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee won't seek another term" July 15, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Waltz 2012 "Announcement" May 21, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Latest Link: Rogers Rival Running in 2012" July 13, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Race Ratings: GOP Shores Up Freshmen in Competitive Michigan" September 21, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Detroit-area doctor to seek 11th US House seat" November 2, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "War veteran decides to run for U.S. Congress" October 27, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call, "Michigan: Thaddeus McCotter Could Get Booted from the Ballot," May 26, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter could be left off primary," May 26, 2012
- ↑ Wall Street Journal "Rep. McCotter runs for re-election as a write-in" May 31, 2012
- ↑ The Detroit News, "87% of McCotter petition signatures invalid," May 30, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "Anderson expected to enter 13th Congressional District race" October 28, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ [http://www.freep.com/article/20120608/NEWS15/120608029/Shanelle-Jackson-13th-Congressional-District-signatures Detroit Free Press "A second signature count puts Shanelle Jackson back on ballot," June 8, 2012
- ↑ Detroit News "John Conyers challenger deemed ineligible for primary ballot" May 29, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
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