Michigan's 8th Congressional District

Michigan's 8th Congressional District

Incumbent

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Michigan's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Kristen McDonald Rivet (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Michigan representatives represented an average of 775,726 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 707,973 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) and Amir Hassan (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
		Amir Hassan (R)

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See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)	51.3	217,490
		Paul Junge (R)	44.6	189,317
		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)	2.0	8,492
		Steve Barcelo (L)	1.1	4,768
	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	2,681
		Jim Casha (G)	0.4	1,602

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 424,350
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) defeated Matt Collier (D) and Pamela Pugh (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet	53.3	43,393
		Matt Collier	26.4	21,482
		Pamela Pugh	20.3	16,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Kildee (D)
• Daniel Moilanen (D)
• Sheldon Neeley (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge (R) defeated Mary Draves (R) and Anthony Hudson (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Junge	74.8	43,204
		Mary Draves	15.0	8,688
		Anthony Hudson	10.1	5,851

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,743
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Martin Blank (R)
• Nikki Snyder (R)

Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Jim Casha (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Casha

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Steve Barcelo (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Steve Barcelo

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party) advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Little

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goodwin

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See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Dan Kildee (D) defeated Paul Junge (R), Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party), and David Canny (L) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Kildee (D)	53.1	178,322
		Paul Junge (R)	42.8	143,850
		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)	2.7	9,077
		David Canny (L)	1.4	4,580

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 335,829
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Dan Kildee (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Kildee	100.0	70,791

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,791
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge (R) defeated Matthew Seely (R) and Candice Miller (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Junge	53.7	42,363
		Matthew Seely	23.6	18,658
		Candice Miller	22.7	17,879

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,900
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Detmer (R)
• Cherie Lott (R)

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

David Canny (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		David Canny

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goodwin

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See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Elissa Slotkin (D) defeated Paul Junge (R) and Joe Hartman (L) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin (D)	50.9	217,922
		Paul Junge (R)	47.3	202,525
		Joe Hartman (L)	1.8	7,897

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 428,344
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Elissa Slotkin (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin	100.0	90,570

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge (R) defeated Mike Detmer (R), Kristina Lyke (R), and Alan Hoover (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Junge	35.1	30,525
		Mike Detmer	28.6	24,863
		Kristina Lyke	25.4	22,093
		Alan Hoover	10.9	9,461

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,942
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nikki Snyder (R)

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Joe Hartman (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Joe Hartman

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Elissa Slotkin (D) defeated incumbent Mike Bishop (R), Brian Ellison (L), and David Jay Lillis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin (D)	50.6	172,880
		Mike Bishop (R)	46.8	159,782
		Brian Ellison (L)	1.8	6,302
	Submit photo	David Jay Lillis (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.8	2,629

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,593 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Elissa Slotkin (D) defeated Chris Smith (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin	70.7	57,819
		Chris Smith	29.3	23,996

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,815
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Mike Bishop (R) defeated Lokesh Kumar (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Bishop	92.3	75,403
		Lokesh Kumar	7.7	6,254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,657
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Brian Ellison (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Ellison	100.0	522

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Bishop (R) defeated Suzanna Shkreli (D), Jeff Wood (L), Maria Green (G), and Jeremy Burgess (Natural Law) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bishop faced no opposition in the Republican primary. Melissa Gilbert (D) withdrew from the race prior to the primary, but still appeared on the primary ballot. She was replaced by Shkreli on the general election ballot.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Bishop Incumbent	56%	205,629
	Democratic	Suzanna Shkreli	39.2%	143,791
	Libertarian	Jeff Wood	2.6%	9,619
	Green	Maria Green	1.5%	5,679
	Natural Law	Jeremy Burgess	0.6%	2,250
Total Votes				366,968
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 8th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Mike Bishop (R) defeated challengers Eric Schertzing (D), James Weeks (L), Jim Casha (G) and Jeremy Burgess (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Bishop	54.6%	132,739
	Democratic	Eric Schertzing	42.1%	102,269
	Libertarian	James Weeks II	1.9%	4,557
	Green	Jim Casha	0.8%	1,880
	Natural Law	Jeremy Burgess	0.7%	1,680
Total Votes				243,125
Source: Michigan Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

General election candidates

• Mike Bishop a
• Eric Schertzing
• Jeremy Burgess
• James Weeks
• Jim Casha

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Mike Bishopa
• Tom McMillin

Democratic Primary

• Eric Schertzinga
• Ken Darga
• Susan Grettenberger
• Jeffrey Hank

2012

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 8th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Mike Rogers won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lance Enderle	37.3%	128,657
	Republican	Mike Rogers Incumbent	58.6%	202,217
	Libertarian	Daniel Goebel	2.3%	8,083
	Independent	Preston Brooks	1.8%	6,097
Total Votes				345,054
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary results

Republican Primary

Michigan's 8th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Rogers Incumbent	85.6%	56,060
Vernon Molnar	5%	3,296
Brian Hetrick	9.3%	6,098
Total Votes		65,454

2010
On November 2, 2010, Mike Rogers won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lance Enderle (D), Bhagwan Dashairya (L), Katherine Houston (Write-in) and Eric Harvey (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rogers incumbent	64.1%	156,931
	Democratic	Lance Enderle	34.3%	84,069
	Libertarian	Bhagwan Dashairya	1.6%	3,881
	Write-in	Katherine Houston	0%	11
	Write-in	Eric Harvey	0%	2
Total Votes				244,894

2008
On November 4, 2008, Mike Rogers won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Alexander (D), Will Tyler White (G), Aaron Stuttman (L) and George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rogers incumbent	56.5%	204,408
	Democratic	Robert Alexander	40.2%	145,491
	Libertarian	Will Tyler White	1.2%	4,373
	Green	Aaron Stuttman	1.1%	3,836
	U.S. Taxpayers	George Zimmer	1%	3,499
Total Votes				361,607

2006
On November 7, 2006, Mike Rogers won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Marcinkowski (D), Dick Gach (L) and Aaron Stuttman (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rogers incumbent	55.3%	157,237
	Democratic	Jim Marcinkowski	42.9%	122,107
	Libertarian	Dick Gach	1%	2,765
	Green	Aaron Stuttman	0.8%	2,362
Total Votes				284,471

2004
On November 2, 2004, Mike Rogers won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Alexander (D), Will Tyler White (L) and John Mangopoulos (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rogers incumbent	61%	207,925
	Democratic	Robert Alexander	36.9%	125,619
	Libertarian	Will Tyler White	1.1%	3,591
	U.S. Taxpayers	John Mangopoulos	1%	3,288
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	271
Total Votes				340,694

2002
On November 5, 2002, Mike Rogers won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank McAlpine (D) and Thomas Yeutter (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rogers incumbent	67.9%	156,525
	Democratic	Frank McAlpine	30.8%	70,920
	Libertarian	Thomas Yeutter	1.4%	3,152
Total Votes				230,597

2000
On November 7, 2000, Mike Rogers won election to the United States House. He defeated Dianne Byrum (D), Bonnie Bucqueroux (G), James Parry Eyster (L), Patricia Rayfirled Allen (Natural Law) and Francisco Gualdoni (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Rogers	48.8%	145,179
	Democratic	Dianne Byrum	48.7%	145,019
	Green	Bonnie Bucqueroux	1.2%	3,484
	Libertarian	James Parry Eyster	0.8%	2,443
	Natural Law	Patricia Rayfirled Allen	0.2%	713
	U.S. Taxpayers	Francisco Gualdoni	0.2%	695
Total Votes				297,533

1998
On November 3, 1998, Debbie Stabenow won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Susan Grimes Munsell (R), John Mangopoulos (Reform), Ben Steele, III (L) and Patricia Allen (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Stabenow incumbent	57.4%	125,169
	Republican	Susan Grimes Munsell	38.6%	84,254
	Reform	John Mangopoulos	2.1%	4,654
	Libertarian	Ben Steele, III	1.3%	2,750
	Natural Law	Patricia Allen	0.6%	1,213
Total Votes				218,040

1996
On November 5, 1996, Debbie Stabenow won election to the United States House. She defeated Dick Chrysler (R), Doug MacDonald (L) and Patricia Rayfield Allen (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Stabenow	53.8%	141,086
	Republican	Dick Chrysler incumbent	44.1%	115,836
	Libertarian	Doug MacDonald	1.5%	3,811
	Natural Law	Patricia Rayfield Allen	0.6%	1,679
	N/A	Write-in	0%	9
Total Votes				262,421

1994
On November 8, 1994, Dick Chrysler won election to the United States House. He defeated Bob Mitchell (D), Gerald Ralph Turcotte, Jr. (L) and Susan Elene McPeak (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dick Chrysler	51.6%	109,663
	Democratic	Bob Mitchell	44.9%	95,383
	Libertarian	Gerald Ralph Turcotte, Jr.	2%	4,348
	Natural Law	Susan Elene McPeak	1.4%	3,076
	N/A	Scattering	0%	11
Total Votes				212,481

1992
On November 3, 1992, Bob Carr won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dick Chrysler (R), Frank McAlpine (NPA) and Michael Marotta (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Carr incumbent	47.6%	135,517
	Republican	Dick Chrysler	46.3%	131,906
	No Party Affiliation	Frank McAlpine	4.3%	12,155
	Libertarian	Michael Marotta	1.8%	5,115
	N/A	Write-in	0%	14
Total Votes				284,707

1990
On November 6, 1990, Bob Traxler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James White (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 8 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Traxler incumbent	68.6%	98,903
	Republican	James White	31.4%	45,259
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				144,165

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Michigan after the 2020 census

Michigan’s congressional district boundaries became law on March 26, 2022, 60 days after the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) published its report on the redistricting plans with the secretary of state. On December 28, 2021, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) approved what was named the "Chestnut" map by a vote of 8-5. Two Democrats, two Republicans, and four nonpartisan members voted to approve the plan with the five remaining commissioners in favor of other plans. As required, "at least two commissioners who affiliate with each major party, and at least two commissioners who do not affiliate with either major party" voted in favor of the adopted map.

The MICRC was established after voters approved a 2018 constitutional amendment that transferred the power to draw the state's congressional and legislative districts from the state legislature to a redistricting commission. Under the terms of the amendment, "Within 30 days after adopting a plan, the commission shall publish the plan and the material reports, reference materials, and data used in drawing it, including any programming information used to produce and test the plan." The adopted plan becomes law 60 days after the MICRC publishes that report.

Beth LeBlanc of The Detroit News wrote that, “Unlike other congressional maps the commission had to choose from, Chestnut was set apart by its inclusion of Grand Rapids and Muskegon in the same district, its grouping of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo and its ability to keep Jackson County whole, instead of breaking off part of the county into an Ann Arbor area district.” According to Clara Hendrickson and Todd Spangler of the Detroit Free Press, "According to three measures of partisan fairness based on statewide election data from the past decade, the map favors Republicans. But those measures also show a significant reduction in the Republican bias compared to the map drawn a decade ago by a Republican legislature, deemed one of the most politically biased maps in the country. One of the partisan fairness measures used by the commission indicates Democratic candidates would have an advantage under the new map." This map took effect for Michigan’s 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Michigan work? In Michigan, a non-politician commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district plans. The commission comprises 13 members, including four Democrats, four Republicans, and five unaffiliated voters or members of minor parties. In order for a map to be enacted, at least seven members must vote for it, including at least two Democrats, two Republicans, and two members not affiliated with either major party.

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission prepared this document specifically explaining the redistricting process after the 2020 census.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 8th Congressional District of Michigan after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Michigan after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Michigan's 8th the 219th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Michigan's 8th the 218th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 50.3%-48.2%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Michigan's 8th the 218th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 50.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 48.2%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Michigan's 8th Congressional District the 201st most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.12. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.12 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Michigan
• Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
• Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
• Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 8

Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)