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Michigan's 11th Congressional District

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Michigan's 11th Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Michigan's 11th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Haley Stevens (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

See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 3, 2026.


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See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens (D) defeated Nick Somberg (R) and Douglas Campbell (G) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens (D)
 
58.2
 
260,780
Image of Nick Somberg
Nick Somberg (R)
 
39.6
 
177,432
Image of Douglas Campbell
Douglas Campbell (G)
 
2.2
 
9,713

Total votes: 447,925
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens (D) defeated Ahmed Ghanim (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens
 
87.1
 
83,571
Image of Ahmed Ghanim
Ahmed Ghanim
 
12.9
 
12,391

Total votes: 95,962
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Nick Somberg (R) defeated Charles Frangie (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nick Somberg
Nick Somberg
 
60.6
 
24,222
Image of Charles Frangie
Charles Frangie
 
39.4
 
15,755

Total votes: 39,977
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Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Douglas Campbell (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on June 15, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Douglas Campbell
Douglas Campbell

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See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens (D) defeated Mark Ambrose (R) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens (D)
 
61.3
 
224,537
Image of Mark Ambrose
Mark Ambrose (R)  Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
141,642

Total votes: 366,179
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens (D) defeated incumbent Andy Levin (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens
 
59.9
 
70,508
Image of Andy Levin
Andy Levin
 
40.1
 
47,117

Total votes: 117,625
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Mark Ambrose (R) defeated Matthew DenOtter (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Ambrose
Mark Ambrose  Candidate Connection
 
70.5
 
42,270
Image of Matthew DenOtter
Matthew DenOtter  Candidate Connection
 
29.5
 
17,702

Total votes: 59,972
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party convention

No candidates for U.S. House Michigan District 11 appeared on the ballot for the Libertarian Party convention scheduled for July 10, 2022.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens (D) defeated Eric Esshaki (R), Leonard Schwartz (L), and Frank Acosta (R) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens (D)  Candidate Connection
 
50.2
 
226,128
Image of Eric Esshaki
Eric Esshaki (R)  Candidate Connection
 
47.8
 
215,405
Image of Leonard Schwartz
Leonard Schwartz (L)
 
2.0
 
8,936
Image of Frank Acosta
Frank Acosta (R) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
4

Total votes: 450,473
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Incumbent Haley Stevens (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
105,251

Total votes: 105,251
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eric Esshaki
Eric Esshaki  Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
26,991
Image of Carmelita Greco
Carmelita Greco  Candidate Connection
 
22.9
 
19,869
Image of Kerry Bentivolio
Kerry Bentivolio  Candidate Connection
 
21.6
 
18,794
Image of Frank Acosta
Frank Acosta  Candidate Connection
 
12.7
 
11,030
Image of Whittney Williams
Whittney Williams
 
11.8
 
10,251
Eric Sandberg (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5

Total votes: 86,940
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Leonard Schwartz (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on July 18, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Leonard Schwartz
Leonard Schwartz

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Haley Stevens (D) defeated Lena Epstein (R), Leonard Schwartz (L), and Cooper Nye (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens (D)
 
51.8
 
181,912
Image of Lena Epstein
Lena Epstein (R)
 
45.2
 
158,463
Image of Leonard Schwartz
Leonard Schwartz (L)  Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
5,799
Image of Cooper Nye
Cooper Nye (Independent)  Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
4,727

Total votes: 350,901
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Haley Stevens (D) defeated Tim Greimel (D), Suneel Gupta (D), Fayrouz Saad (D), and Nancy Skinner (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens
 
27.0
 
24,309
Image of Tim Greimel
Tim Greimel
 
21.8
 
19,673
Image of Suneel Gupta
Suneel Gupta
 
21.4
 
19,250
Image of Fayrouz Saad
Fayrouz Saad
 
19.4
 
17,499
Image of Nancy Skinner
Nancy Skinner
 
10.4
 
9,407

Total votes: 90,1380
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Lena Epstein (R) defeated Rocky Raczkowski (R), Mike Kowall (R), Klint Kesto (R), and Kerry Bentivolio (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lena Epstein
Lena Epstein
 
30.9
 
26,925
Image of Rocky Raczkowski
Rocky Raczkowski
 
25.5
 
22,216
Image of Mike Kowall
Mike Kowall
 
18.4
 
16,011
Image of Klint Kesto
Klint Kesto
 
14.0
 
12,213
Image of Kerry Bentivolio
Kerry Bentivolio
 
11.3
 
9,831

Total votes: 87,1960
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11

Leonard Schwartz (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Michigan District 11 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leonard Schwartz
Leonard Schwartz  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
533

Total votes: 5330
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Previous election results


District map

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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.[19][20] 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.[21]

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.[21]

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.”[22] 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."[23] 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.[24]

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission prepared this document specifically explaining the redistricting process after the 2020 census.

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 11th 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

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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 11th the 136th most Democratic district nationally.[25]

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 11th the 149th 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 59.3%-39.4%.[27]

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 11th the 148th most Democratic district nationally.[28]

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 59.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 39.4%.[29]

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 R+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Michigan's 11th Congressional District the 203rd most Republican nationally.[30]

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 0.99. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.99 points toward that party.[31]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
  2. Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  3. Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
  4. CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  5. The Washington Post, "Rep. Kerry Bentivolio ‘seriously considering’ write-in campaign," September 15, 2014
  6. ABC 7 News, "Congressman Kerry Bentivolio files to run as write-in candidate," October 3, 2014
  7. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Michigan," accessed November 3, 2012
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
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  22. The Detroit News, "Michigan redistricting panel wraps adoption of state House, Senate, congressional maps" December 28, 2021
  23. Detroit Free Press, "Michigan's redistricting commission adopts final congressional map for the next decade" December 28, 2021
  24. Michigan Radio, "Redistricting proposal passes in Michigan," November 6, 2018
  25. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  26. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  27. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  28. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  29. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  30. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  31. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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