Michigan's 12th Congressional District

Michigan's 12th Congressional District

Incumbent

Rashida Tlaib

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Michigan's 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Rashida Tlaib (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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Michigan's 12th 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 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib (D), Allen Downer (D), and Byron Nolen (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Rashida Tlaib (D)
	Submit photo	Allen Downer (D)
	Submit photo	Byron Nolen (D)

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See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib (D) defeated James Hooper (R), Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party), and Brenda Sanders (G) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib (D)	69.7	253,354
		James Hooper (R)	25.4	92,490
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.6	9,401
		Brenda Sanders (G)	2.3	8,254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 363,499
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib	99.9	84,138
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	108

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,246
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Foster (D)
• Royce Kinniebrew (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

James Hooper (R) defeated Linda Sawyer (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Hooper	60.5	12,001
		Linda Sawyer	39.5	7,828

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,829
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steven Elliott (R)
• Hassan Nehme (R)

Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Brenda Sanders (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Brenda Sanders

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Walkowicz

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See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib (D) defeated Steven Elliott (R) and Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib (D)	70.8	196,643
		Steven Elliott (R)	26.3	72,888
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.9	8,046

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,577
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib (D) defeated Janice Winfrey (D), Kelly Garrett (D), and Shanelle Jackson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib	63.8	61,635
		Janice Winfrey	22.4	21,636
		Kelly Garrett	8.6	8,334
		Shanelle Jackson	5.1	4,927

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,532
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Phil Cavanagh (D)
• Michelle Wooddell (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Steven Elliott (R) defeated James Hooper (R) and Hassan Nehme (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Elliott	52.9	14,431
		James Hooper	35.4	9,651
		Hassan Nehme	11.7	3,196

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,278
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda Sawyer (R)

Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Walkowicz

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See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Jeff Jones (R) and Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Dingell (D)	66.4	254,957
		Jeff Jones (R)	30.7	117,719
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.9	11,147

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 383,823
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Solomon Rajput (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Dingell	80.9	103,953
		Solomon Rajput	19.1	24,497

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 128,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Carbonaro (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Jeff Jones (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Jones	100.0	34,718

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Walkowicz

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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 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Jeff Jones (R), Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party), and Niles Niemuth (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Dingell (D)	68.1	200,588
		Jeff Jones (R)	28.9	85,115
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.3	6,712
		Niles Niemuth (Independent)	0.8	2,213

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 294,628
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Young (G)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Dingell	100.0	103,278

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Jeff Jones (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Jones	100.0	33,839

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Jeff Jones (R), Tom Bagwell (L), Dylan Calewarts (G), and Gary Walkowicz (Working Class) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell Incumbent	64.3%	211,378
	Republican	Jeff Jones	29.3%	96,104
	Working Class	Gary Walkowicz	2.8%	9,183
	Libertarian	Tom Bagwell	2.3%	7,489
	Green	Dylan Calewarts	1.3%	4,377
	N/A	Write-in	0%	11
Total Votes				328,542
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 12th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Debbie Dingell (D) defeated challengers Terry Bowman (R), Bhagwan Dashairya (L) and Gary Walkowicz (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell	65%	134,346
	Republican	Terry Bowman	31.3%	64,716
	Libertarian	Bhagwan Dashairya	1.2%	2,559
	Independent	Gary Walkowicz	2.4%	5,039
Total Votes				206,660
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Debbie Dingell a
• Terry Bowman
• Bhagwan Dashairya
• Gary Walkowicz

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Debbie Dingell - Rep. John Dingell's wife a
• Raymond Mullins

Republican Primary

• Terry Bowmana

2012

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 12th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 15th District, John D. Dingell, Jr. won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John D. Dingell Incumbent	67.9%	216,884
	Republican	Cynthia Kallgren	29%	92,472
	Libertarian	Richard Secula	3.1%	9,867
Total Votes				319,223
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary results

Republican Primary

Michigan's 12th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cynthia Kallgren	50.8%	12,028
Karen Jacobsen	49.2%	11,670
Total Votes		23,698

Democratic Primary

Michigan's 12th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Dingell	78.6%	41,116
Daniel Marcin	21.4%	11,226
Total Votes		52,342

2010
On November 2, 2010, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Volaric (R), Julia Williams (G), Leonard Schwartz (L), Les Townsend (U.S. Taxpayers) and Alan Jacquemotte (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	61.1%	124,671
	Republican	Don Volaric	35%	71,372
	Green	Julia Williams	1.5%	3,038
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	1.1%	2,342
	U.S. Taxpayers	Les Townsend	1.1%	2,285
	Natural Law	Alan Jacquemotte	0.2%	409
Total Votes				204,117

2008
On November 4, 2008, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bert Copple (R), John Vico (L), Les Townsend (U.S. Taxpayers) and William Opalicky (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	72.1%	225,094
	Republican	Bert Copple	23.9%	74,565
	Libertarian	John Vico	1.5%	4,767
	U.S. Taxpayers	Les Townsend	1.3%	4,076
	Green	William Opalicky	1.2%	3,842
Total Votes				312,344

2006
On November 7, 2006, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randell Shafer (R), Andy Lecureaux (L), Jerome White (NPA) and Art Myatt (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	70.8%	168,494
	Republican	Randell Shafer	26.3%	62,689
	Libertarian	Andy Lecureaux	1.4%	3,259
	No Party Affiliation	Jerome White	0.8%	1,862
	Green	Art Myatt	0.7%	1,735
Total Votes				238,039

2004
On November 2, 2004, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randell Shafer (R) and Dick Gach (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	69.3%	210,827
	Republican	Randell Shafer	29%	88,256
	Libertarian	Dick Gach	1.7%	5,051
Total Votes				304,134

2002
On November 5, 2002, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Harvey Dean (R), Dick Gach (L) and Steven Revis (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	68.3%	140,970
	Republican	Harvey Dean	29.8%	61,502
	Libertarian	Dick Gach	1.3%	2,694
	U.S. Taxpayers	Steven Revis	0.7%	1,362
Total Votes				206,528

2000
On November 7, 2000, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bart Baron (R), Thomas Ness (G), Andrew Le Cureaux (L) and Fred Rosenberg (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	64.3%	157,720
	Republican	Bart Baron	32.1%	78,795
	Green	Thomas Ness	1.7%	4,137
	Libertarian	Andrew Le Cureaux	1.5%	3,630
	Natural Law	Fred Rosenberg	0.4%	887
Total Votes				245,169

1998
On November 3, 1998, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leslie Touma (R), Albert Titran (L) and Fred Rosenberg (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	55.9%	105,824
	Republican	Leslie Touma	42%	79,619
	Libertarian	Albert Titran	1.5%	2,813
	Natural Law	Fred Rosenberg	0.6%	1,172
Total Votes				189,428

1996
On November 5, 1996, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Pappageorge (R), Albert Titran (L) and Gail Petrosoff (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	57.4%	133,436
	Republican	John Pappageorge	40.5%	94,235
	Libertarian	Albert Titran	1.3%	3,101
	Natural Law	Gail Petrosoff	0.7%	1,690
	N/A	Write-in	0%	13
Total Votes				232,475

1994
On November 8, 1994, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Pappageorge (R), Jerome White (NPA) and Eric Anderson (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	52%	103,508
	Republican	John Pappageorge	46.6%	92,762
	No Party Affiliation	Jerome White	0.7%	1,386
	Natural Law	Eric Anderson	0.7%	1,340
	N/A	Scattering	0%	22
Total Votes				199,018

1992
On November 3, 1992, Sander Levin won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Pappageorge (R), Charles Hahn (L) and R.W. Montgomery (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sander Levin incumbent	52.6%	137,514
	Republican	John Pappageorge	45.7%	119,357
	Libertarian	Charles Hahn	1.1%	2,751
	Natural Law	R.W. Montgomery	0.7%	1,724
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				261,349

1990
On November 6, 1990, David Bonior won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Dingeman (R) and Robert Roddis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Bonior incumbent	64.7%	98,232
	Republican	Jim Dingeman	33.7%	51,119
	Libertarian	Robert Roddis	1.6%	2,472
	N/A	Write-in	0%	2
Total Votes				151,825

District map

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.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 12th 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+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th the 51st most Democratic district nationally.

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+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th the 50th most Democratic district nationally.

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) 73.7%-25.2%.

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+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th the 51st most Democratic district nationally.

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 73.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 25.2%.

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 D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 12th Congressional District the 97th 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 1.02. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.02 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Michigan
• Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
• Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
• Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2020
• Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 12

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)

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Republican Party (7)