Michigan's 14th Congressional District

The 14th Congressional District of Michigan was a congressional district that was eliminated in the 2020 Census apportionment process. During the 2020 apportionment process, Michigan had one seat in the U.S. House taken due to population changes across the country. The 14th Congressional District ceased to exist following the 2022 elections.

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

2020

See also: Michigan's 14th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Incumbent Brenda Lawrence defeated Robert Vance Patrick, Lisa Lane Gioia, Philip Kolody, and Clyde Shabazz in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Lawrence (D)	79.3	271,370
		Robert Vance Patrick (R)	18.3	62,664
		Lisa Lane Gioia (L)	1.1	3,737
		Philip Kolody (Working Class Party)	0.7	2,534
		Clyde Shabazz (G)	0.6	1,998

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,303
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Incumbent Brenda Lawrence defeated Terrance Morrison in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Lawrence	93.2	127,006
		Terrance Morrison	6.8	9,264

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 136,270
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Robert Vance Patrick defeated Daryle Houston in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Vance Patrick	65.4	12,481
		Daryle Houston	34.6	6,597

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,078
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gabi Grossbard (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Clyde Shabazz advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Clyde Shabazz (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Lisa Lane Gioia advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Lisa Lane Gioia (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Philip Kolody advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Philip Kolody (Working Class Party)

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2018

See also: Michigan's 14th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Incumbent Brenda Lawrence defeated Marc Herschfus and Philip Kolody in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Lawrence (D)	80.9	214,334
		Marc Herschfus (R)	17.3	45,899
		Philip Kolody (Working Class Party)	1.8	4,761

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,994
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Incumbent Brenda Lawrence advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Lawrence	100.0	106,464

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14

Marc Herschfus advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 14 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marc Herschfus	100.0	18,546

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2016

See also: Michigan's 14th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brenda Lawrence (D) defeated Howard Klausner (R), Gregory Creswell (L), and Marcia Squier (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lawrence defeated Terrance Morrison and Vanessa Moss in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brenda Lawrence Incumbent	78.5%	244,135
	Republican	Howard Klausner	18.7%	58,103
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	1.6%	4,893
	Green	Marcia Squier	1.2%	3,843
Total Votes				310,974
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brenda Lawrence Incumbent	87.4%	55,544
Terrance Morrison	8.3%	5,253
Vanessa Moss	4.4%	2,770
Total Votes		63,567
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 14th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Brenda Lawrence (D) defeated challengers Christina Barr (R), Leonard Schwartz (L) and Stephen Boyle (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brenda Lawrence	77.8%	165,272
	Republican	Christina Barr	19.7%	41,801
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	1.6%	3,366
	Green	Stephen Boyle	0.9%	1,999
Total Votes				212,438
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Brenda Lawrence a
• Christina Barr
• Stephen Boyle
  
• Leonard Schwartz

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Hansen Clarke - Former U.S. Rep.
• Burgess Foster
• Rudy Hobbs - State representative
• Brenda Lawrencea

Republican Primary

• Christina Conyersa

2012

See also: Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 14th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 9th District, Gary Peters, won the election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gary Peters Incumbent	82.3%	270,450
	Republican	John Hauler	15.6%	51,395
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	1.2%	3,968
	Green	Douglas Campbell	0.9%	2,979
Total Votes				328,792
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary results

Democratic Primary

Michigan's 14th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gary Peters	47%	41,230
Hansen Clark	35.2%	30,847
Brenda Lawrence	13.3%	11,644
Mary Waters	3.3%	2,919
Bob Costello	1.2%	1,027
Total Votes		87,667

2010
On November 2, 2010, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Ukrainec (R), Marc Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers) and Richard Secula (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	76.8%	115,511
	Republican	Don Ukrainec	19.9%	29,902
	U.S. Taxpayers	Marc Sosnowski	2.1%	3,206
	Libertarian	Richard Secula	1.2%	1,859
Total Votes				150,478

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Secula (L) and Clyde Shabazz (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	92.4%	227,841
	Libertarian	Richard Secula	4.4%	10,732
	Green	Clyde Shabazz	3.3%	8,015
Total Votes				246,588

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Chad Miles (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	85.3%	158,755
	Republican	Chad Miles	14.7%	27,367
Total Votes				186,122

2004
On November 2, 2004, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Veronica Pedraza (R), Michael Donahue (L), Lisa Weltman (G), Wilbert Sears (U.S. Taxpayers) and Nathaniel Banks (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	83.9%	213,681
	Republican	Veronica Pedraza	13.8%	35,089
	Libertarian	Michael Donahue	0.9%	2,278
	Green	Lisa Weltman	0.9%	2,224
	U.S. Taxpayers	Wilbert Sears	0.5%	1,307
	Write-in	Nathaniel Banks	0%	1
Total Votes				254,580

2002
On November 5, 2002, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dave Stone (R), Francis Schorr (L) and John Litle (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	83.2%	145,285
	Republican	Dave Stone	15.2%	26,544
	Libertarian	Francis Schorr	0.9%	1,532
	Green	John Litle	0.7%	1,247
Total Votes				174,608

2000
On November 7, 2000, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Ashe (R), Constance Catalfio (L) and Richard Miller (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	89.1%	168,982
	Republican	William Ashe	9.3%	17,582
	Libertarian	Constance Catalfio	1.1%	2,113
	Natural Law	Richard Miller	0.5%	1,030
Total Votes				189,707

1998
On November 3, 1998, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vendella Collins (R), Michael Freyman (L) and Richard Miller (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	86.9%	126,321
	Republican	Vendella Collins	11.1%	16,140
	Libertarian	Michael Freyman	1.2%	1,764
	Natural Law	Richard Miller	0.7%	1,080
Total Votes				145,305

1996
On November 5, 1996, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Ashe (R), Scott Boman (L), Richard Miller (Natural Law), Willie Reid (NPA) and Helen Halyard (Socialist Equality) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	85.9%	157,722
	Republican	William Ashe	12.1%	22,152
	Libertarian	Scott Boman	0.9%	1,705
	Natural Law	Richard Miller	0.4%	736
	No Party Affiliation	Willie Reid	0.4%	717
	Socialist Equality	Helen Halyard	0.4%	660
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				183,695

1994
On November 8, 1994, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Charles Fournier (R) and Richard Miller (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	81.5%	128,463
	Republican	Richard Charles Fournier	16.6%	26,215
	Natural Law	Richard Miller	1.9%	2,953
Total Votes				157,631

1992
On November 3, 1992, John Conyers, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Gordon (R), Richard Miller (Natural Law) and D'Artagnan Collier (Workers League) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. incumbent	82.4%	165,496
	Republican	John Gordon	15.9%	32,036
	Natural Law	Richard Miller	1%	2,043
	Workers League	D'Artagnan Collier	0.6%	1,296
	N/A	Write-in	0%	8
Total Votes				200,879

1990
On November 6, 1990, Dennis Hertel won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kenneth McNealy (R), Robert John Gale (Tisch Independent Citizen) and Kenneth Morris (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 14 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis Hertel incumbent	63.6%	78,506
	Republican	Kenneth McNealy	32.8%	40,499
	Tisch Independent Citizen	Robert John Gale	2.2%	2,692
	Libertarian	Kenneth Morris	1.4%	1,721
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				123,421

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.

Michigan District 14
until January 2, 2023

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2010-2011

This is the 14th 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

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+30, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 30 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 14th Congressional District the 25th most Democratic 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 0.93. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.93 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Michigan
• Michigan's 14th Congressional District election, 2020

External links

• GovTrack District 14

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)