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Michigan's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 5th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Dan Kildee won the election.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Michigan has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 9. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 9.[2]
- See also: Michigan elections, 2012
Incumbent: Incumbent Dale Kildee (R), who was first elected to Michigan's 5th Congressional District in 2002 and previously represented the 9th District from 1993 until 2003 and the 7th District from 1977 until 1993, chose to retire rather than run for re-election in 2012.[3]
This was the first election using district maps based on data from the 2010 Census. Michigan's 5th Congressional District was located in the mid region of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It included Iosco, Arenac, Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola, and Genesee counties.[4]
Candidates
General election candidates
August 7, 2012, primary results
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Impact of Redistricting
- See also Redistricting in Michigan
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Michigan's 5th District became less Democratic because of redistricting.[8]
- 2012: 60D / 40R
- 2010: 61D / 39R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Michigan's 5th Congressional District had a PVI of D+10, which was the 103rd most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 64-36 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 59-41 percent over George W. Bush (R).[9]
Election results
The 5th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Dan Kildee |
65% | 214,531 | |
| Republican | Jim Slezak | 31.5% | 103,931 | |
| Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 1.5% | 4,990 | |
| Independent | David Davenport | 2% | 6,694 | |
| Total Votes | 330,146 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Jim Slezak |
63.9% | 16,929 |
| Tom Wassa | 36.1% | 9,567 |
| Total Votes | 26,496 | |
Issues
Media
In the following two videos, Republican Jim Slezak and Democrat Dale Kildee announced their candidacy for the U.S. House.
Jim Slezak
Jim Slezak, "Slezak Announcement"[11] |
Dale Kildee
Dan Kildee, "Dan Kildee Announcement"[12] |
Campaign donors
Dan Kildee
| Dan Kildee (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | March 31, 2012 | $182,150.49 | $117,296.68 | $(35,340.40) | $264,106.77 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | June 30, 2012 | $264,106.77 | $116,776.79 | $(80,880.66) | $300,002.90 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $234,073.47 | $(116,221.06) | ||||||||
Jim Slezak
| Jim Slezak (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[15] | March 31, 2012 | $5,527.18 | $6,822.06 | $(5,376.41) | $6,972.83 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | June 30, 2012 | $6,972.83 | $150.00 | $(5,290.45) | $1,832.38 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $6,972.06 | $(10,666.86) | ||||||||
Tom Wassa
| Tom Wassa (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | March 31, 2012 | $2,000.00 | $2,510.00 | $(2,988.83) | $1,521.17 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | June 30, 2012 | $1,521.17 | $8,268.67 | $(4,892.88) | $4,896.96 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $10,778.67 | $(7,881.71) | ||||||||
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Kildee won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated John Kupiec (R), Michael J. Moon (L), and J. Matthew de Heus (G) in the general election.[19]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 5th Congressional District, General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dale Kildee Incumbent |
53% | 107,286 | |
| Republican | John Kupiec | 44.3% | 89,680 | |
| Libertarian | Michael J. Moon | 1.3% | 2,648 | |
| Green | J. Matthew de Heus | 1.3% | 2,649 | |
| Total Votes | 202,263 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Michigan"
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2012 Registration Deadlines and Election Dates," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ "Rep. Dale Kildee to retire next year after 34 years in Congress" July 15, 2011
- ↑ Michigan Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 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
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Michigan," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ [1] Michigan Primary Election Results]
- ↑ YouTube channel
- ↑ YouTube channel
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dan Kildee April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dan Kildee July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Slezak April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Slezak July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tom Wassa April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tom Wassa July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013 accessed December 11, 2011
