Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

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Michigan's 9th Congressional District

General Election Date November 8, 2016

Primary Date August 2, 2016

November 8 Election Winner: Sander Levin

Incumbent prior to election: Sander Levin

Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid D Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

The 9th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sander Levin (D) defeated Christopher Morse (R), Matthew Orlando (L), and John McDermott (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
April 19, 2016	August 2, 2016	November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Michigan utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Sander Levin (D), who was first elected in 1982.

Michigan's 9th Congressional District is located in the southeastern region of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It includes areas of Oakland and Macomb counties.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin Incumbent	57.9%	199,661
	Republican	Christopher Morse	37.4%	128,937
	Libertarian	Matthew Orlando	2.8%	9,563
	Green	John McDermott	1.9%	6,614
Total Votes				344,775
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Sander Levin a
Christopher Morse
Matthew Orlando
John McDermott

Primary candidates:

Democratic

Sander Levin - Incumbent a

Republican

Christopher Morse a

Third Party/Other

Matthew Orlando (Libertarian) a

District history

2014

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 9th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Sander Levin (D) defeated George Brikho (R), John McDermott (G) and Gregory Creswell (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin Incumbent	60.4%	136,342
	Republican	George Brikho	36.1%	81,470
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	2.1%	4,792
	Green	John McDermott	1.4%	3,153
Total Votes				225,757
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2012

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 9th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Sander Levin (D) won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin Incumbent	61.9%	208,846
	Republican	Don Volaric	34%	114,760
	Libertarian	Jim Fulner	1.8%	6,100
	Green	Julia Williams	1.4%	4,708
	UST	Les Townsend	0.9%	2,902
Total Votes				337,316
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Michigan elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Michigan in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline	Event type	Event description
February 12, 2016	Campaign finance	Pre-election report due
February 23, 2016	Election date	Election
March 21, 2016	Ballot access	Deadline for incumbent judges seeking re-election to file for the state primary
March 24, 2016	Campaign finance	Post-election report due
April 19, 2016	Ballot access	Deadline for partisan and nonpartisan candidates (other than incumbent judges) to file for the state primary
April 22, 2016	Campaign finance	Pre-election report due
May 3, 2016	Election date	Election
June 2, 2016	Campaign finance	Post-election report due
July 21, 2016	Ballot access	Deadline for unaffiliated candidates to file for the general election
July 22, 2016	Campaign finance	Pre-election report due
August 2, 2016	Election date	Primary election
September 1, 2016	Campaign finance	Post-election report due
October 28, 2016	Campaign finance	Pre-election report due
November 8, 2016	Election date	General election
December 8, 2016	Campaign finance	Post-election report due
Sources: Michigan Secretary of State, "2015 and 2016 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," accessed July 1, 2015 Michigan Secretary of State, ,"2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed January 16, 2016

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2016
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

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)