Michigan's 15th Congressional District
The 15th Congressional District of Michigan was a congressional district in parts of Washtenaw and Wayne counties and all of Monroe County. It included the southwest suburbs of Detroit such as Romulus, Taylor, Inkster and Dearborn Heights. It also included the western portion of Dearborn.
This district no longer exists for the 113th Congress as a result of redistricting following the 2010 census.
The final representative of the 15th Congressional District was John D. Dingell, Jr. (D).
Elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, John D. Dingell won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Rob Steele (R), Kerry Lee Morgan (L), Matthew Furman (U.S. Taxpayers), Aimee Smith (G) and James Casha (Write-In) in the general election.[1]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 15th Congressional District, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John D. Dingell, Jr. Incumbent |
56.8% | 118,336 | |
| Republican | Rob Steele | 40.1% | 83,488 | |
| Libertarian | Kerry Lee Morgan | 0.9% | 1,969 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Matthew Furman | 0.9% | 1,821 | |
| Green | Aimee Smith | 1.3% | 2,686 | |
| Independent | Louis Czako | 0% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 208,309 | |||
Redistricting
2012
This district became obsolete for the 113th Congress as congressional district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to redistricting as a result of the 2010 Census.
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Michigan
In 2011, the Michigan State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
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