Michigan's 12th Congressional District
Michigan's 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Rashida Tlaib (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
2024
See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Rashida Tlaib defeated James Hooper, Gary Walkowicz, and Brenda Sanders in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rashida Tlaib (D) | 69.7 | 253,354 | |
![]() | James Hooper (R) | 25.4 | 92,490 | |
![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) | 2.6 | 9,401 | |
![]() | Brenda Sanders (G) | 2.3 | 8,254 |
Total votes: 363,499 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Rashida Tlaib advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rashida Tlaib | 99.9 | 84,138 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 108 |
Total votes: 84,246 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Royce Kinniebrew (D)
- Ryan Foster (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
James Hooper defeated Linda Sawyer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | James Hooper | 60.5 | 12,001 |
![]() | Linda Sawyer | 39.5 | 7,828 |
Total votes: 19,829 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hassan Nehme (R)
- Steven Elliott (R)
Green convention
Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Brenda Sanders advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on July 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Brenda Sanders (G) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Gary Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on June 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) |
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Rashida Tlaib defeated Steven Elliott and Gary Walkowicz in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rashida Tlaib (D) | 70.8 | 196,643 | |
![]() | Steven Elliott (R) ![]() | 26.3 | 72,888 | |
![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) | 2.9 | 8,046 |
Total votes: 277,577 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Rashida Tlaib defeated Janice Winfrey, Kelly Garrett, and Shanelle Jackson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rashida Tlaib | 63.8 | 61,635 | |
![]() | Janice Winfrey | 22.4 | 21,636 | |
![]() | Kelly Garrett ![]() | 8.6 | 8,334 | |
![]() | Shanelle Jackson | 5.1 | 4,927 |
Total votes: 96,532 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Phil Cavanagh (D)
- Michelle Wooddell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Steven Elliott defeated James Hooper and Hassan Nehme in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steven Elliott ![]() | 52.9 | 14,431 |
![]() | James Hooper ![]() | 35.4 | 9,651 | |
![]() | Hassan Nehme ![]() | 11.7 | 3,196 |
Total votes: 27,278 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Linda Sawyer (R)
Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Gary Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on June 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Jeff Jones and Gary Walkowicz in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Debbie Dingell (D) ![]() | 66.4 | 254,957 |
![]() | Jeff Jones (R) | 30.7 | 117,719 | |
![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) | 2.9 | 11,147 |
Total votes: 383,823 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Solomon Rajput in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Debbie Dingell ![]() | 80.9 | 103,953 |
![]() | Solomon Rajput ![]() | 19.1 | 24,497 |
Total votes: 128,450 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Jeff Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jeff Jones | 100.0 | 34,718 |
Total votes: 34,718 | ||||
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Gary Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on July 26, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Jeff Jones, Gary Walkowicz, and Niles Niemuth in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Debbie Dingell (D) | 68.1 | 200,588 |
![]() | Jeff Jones (R) | 28.9 | 85,115 | |
![]() | Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) | 2.3 | 6,712 | |
![]() | Niles Niemuth (Independent) | 0.8 | 2,213 |
Total votes: 294,628 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Young (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Incumbent Debbie Dingell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Debbie Dingell | 100.0 | 103,278 |
Total votes: 103,278 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12
Jeff Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jeff Jones | 100.0 | 33,839 |
Total votes: 33,839 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Jeff Jones (R), Tom Bagwell (L), Dylan Calewarts (G), and Gary Walkowicz (Working Class) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[1][2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
64.3% | 211,378 | |
Republican | Jeff Jones | 29.3% | 96,104 | |
Working Class | Gary Walkowicz | 2.8% | 9,183 | |
Libertarian | Tom Bagwell | 2.3% | 7,489 | |
Green | Dylan Calewarts | 1.3% | 4,377 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 11 | |
Total Votes | 328,542 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
2014
The 12th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Debbie Dingell (D) defeated challengers Terry Bowman (R), Bhagwan Dashairya (L) and Gary Walkowicz (I) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
65% | 134,346 | |
Republican | Terry Bowman | 31.3% | 64,716 | |
Libertarian | Bhagwan Dashairya | 1.2% | 2,559 | |
Independent | Gary Walkowicz | 2.4% | 5,039 | |
Total Votes | 206,660 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
General election candidates
August 5, 2014, primary results
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2012
The 12th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 15th District, John D. Dingell, Jr. won the election in the district.[5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
67.9% | 216,884 | |
Republican | Cynthia Kallgren | 29% | 92,472 | |
Libertarian | Richard Secula | 3.1% | 9,867 | |
Total Votes | 319,223 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
Primary results
Republican Primary
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.8% | 12,028 |
Karen Jacobsen | 49.2% | 11,670 |
Total Votes | 23,698 |
Democratic Primary
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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78.6% | 41,116 |
Daniel Marcin | 21.4% | 11,226 |
Total Votes | 52,342 |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Volaric (R), Julia Williams (G), Leonard Schwartz (L), Les Townsend (U.S. Taxpayers) and Alan Jacquemotte (Natural Law) in the general election.[6]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bert Copple (R), John Vico (L), Les Townsend (U.S. Taxpayers) and William Opalicky (G) in the general election.[7]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randell Shafer (R), Andy Lecureaux (L), Jerome White (NPA) and Art Myatt (G) in the general election.[8]
2004
On November 2, 2004, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randell Shafer (R) and Dick Gach (L) in the general election.[9]
2002
On November 5, 2002, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Harvey Dean (R), Dick Gach (L) and Steven Revis (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election.[10]
2000
On November 7, 2000, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bart Baron (R), Thomas Ness (G), Andrew Le Cureaux (L) and Fred Rosenberg (Natural Law) in the general election.[11]
1998
On November 3, 1998, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leslie Touma (R), Albert Titran (L) and Fred Rosenberg (Natural Law) in the general election.[12]
1996
On November 5, 1996, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Pappageorge (R), Albert Titran (L) and Gail Petrosoff (Natural Law) in the general election.[13]
1994
On November 8, 1994, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Pappageorge (R), Jerome White (NPA) and Eric Anderson (Natural Law) in the general election.[14]
1992
On November 3, 1992, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Pappageorge (R), Charles Hahn (L) and R.W. Montgomery (Natural Law) in the general election.[15]
1990
On November 6, 1990, David Bonior won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Dingeman (R) and Robert Roddis (L) in the general election.[16]
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
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.[17][18] 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.[19]
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.[19]
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.”[20] 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."[21] 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.[22]
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission prepared this document specifically explaining the redistricting process after the 2020 census.
Michigan District 12
until January 2, 2023
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Michigan District 12
starting January 3, 2023
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2010-2011
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 D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th the 51st most Democratic district nationally.[23]
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 D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th the 50th most Democratic district nationally.[24]
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) 73.7%-25.2%.[25]
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 D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th the 51st most Democratic district nationally.[26]
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 73.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 25.2%.[27]
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 D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th Congressional District the 97th most Democratic nationally.[28]
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 1.02. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.02 points toward that party.[29]
See also
- Redistricting in Michigan
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2020
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Michigan," accessed November 3, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
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- ↑ The Detroit News, "Michigan redistricting panel wraps adoption of state House, Senate, congressional maps" December 28, 2021
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Michigan's redistricting commission adopts final congressional map for the next decade" December 28, 2021
- ↑ Michigan Radio, "Redistricting proposal passes in Michigan," November 6, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018