Michigan's 13th Congressional District

Michigan's 13th Congressional District

Incumbent

Shri Thanedar

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Michigan's 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Shri Thanedar (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 13th 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 13th 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 13

Incumbent Shri Thanedar (D), Shelby Campbell (D), Nazmul Hassan (D), Donavan McKinney (D), and Andrew Lorenz (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Shri Thanedar (D)
		Shelby Campbell (D)
	Submit photo	Nazmul Hassan (D)
		Donavan McKinney (D)
	Submit photo	Andrew Lorenz (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Hollier (D)

See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shri Thanedar (D)	68.6	220,788
		Martell Bivings (R)	24.5	78,917
		Simone Coleman (Working Class Party)	4.2	13,367
		Christopher Clark (L)	1.8	5,726
		Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.9	2,825
		Shakira Lynn Hawkins (D) (Write-in)	0.0	25
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,649
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• D. Etta Wilcoxon (G)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Incumbent Shri Thanedar (D) defeated Mary Waters (D) and Shakira Lynn Hawkins (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shri Thanedar	54.9	44,546
		Mary Waters	33.8	27,408
		Shakira Lynn Hawkins	11.3	9,171

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,125
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mohammad Alam (D)
• John Conyers III (D)
• Adam Hollier (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Martell Bivings (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martell Bivings	100.0	13,419

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,419
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Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

D. Etta Wilcoxon (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		D. Etta Wilcoxon

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Christopher Clark (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Christopher Clark

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Christopher Dardzinski

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Simone Coleman (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Simone Coleman

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See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Shri Thanedar (D) defeated Martell Bivings (R), Simone Coleman (Working Class Party), and Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shri Thanedar (D)	71.1	166,650
		Martell Bivings (R)	24.0	56,187
		Simone Coleman (Working Class Party)	3.8	8,833
		Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.2	2,769
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 234,444
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lorrie Rutledge (D)
• Anthony Carbonaro (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shri Thanedar	28.3	22,314
		Adam Hollier	23.5	18,517
		Portia Roberson	16.9	13,318
		John Conyers III	8.6	6,778
		Sherry Gay-Dagnogo	8.2	6,440
	Submit photo	Sharon McPhail	6.4	5,043
		Michael Griffie	4.6	3,636
	Submit photo	Sam Riddle	2.3	1,841
		Lorrie Rutledge	1.2	916
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,809
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ralph Godbee Jr. (D)
• Rogelio Landin (D)
• Angela McIntosh (D)
• Toni Mua (D)
• Adrian Tonon (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Martell Bivings (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martell Bivings	100.0	19,618

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,618
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Articia Bomer (R)
• Ramon Jackson (R)
• Vance Patrick (R)

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Christopher Dardzinski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Christopher Dardzinski

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Simone Coleman (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Simone Coleman

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See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib (D)	78.1	223,205
		David Dudenhoefer (R)	18.6	53,311
		Sam Johnson (Working Class Party)	1.8	5,284
		D. Etta Wilcoxon (G)	0.7	2,105
		Articia Bomer (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.7	1,974
		Donald Eason (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 285,885
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib (D) defeated Brenda Jones (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib	66.3	71,670
		Brenda Jones	33.7	36,492

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,162
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Stephen M. Patterson (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

David Dudenhoefer (R) defeated Linda Sawyer (R) and Alfred Lemmo (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Dudenhoefer	47.6	6,833
		Linda Sawyer	34.5	4,955
		Alfred Lemmo	17.9	2,574

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,362
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Articia Bomer (R)

Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

D. Etta Wilcoxon (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		D. Etta Wilcoxon

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Sam Johnson (Working Class Party) advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Sam Johnson

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Regular election

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Rashida Tlaib (D) defeated Sam Johnson (Working Class Party) and D. Etta Wilcoxon (G) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib (D)	84.2	165,355
		Sam Johnson (Working Class Party)	11.3	22,186
		D. Etta Wilcoxon (G)	4.1	7,980
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	778

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 196,299
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Conyers III (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib	31.2	27,841
		Brenda Jones	30.2	26,941
		Bill Wild	14.1	12,613
		Coleman Young II	12.5	11,172
		Ian Conyers	6.6	5,861
		Shanelle Jackson	5.4	4,853

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,2810
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Conyers III (D)
• Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D)
• Michael Gilmore (D)
• Kimberly Hill Knott (D)

Republican primary

No candidates for U.S. House Michigan District 13 appeared on the ballot for the Republican primary scheduled for August 7, 2018.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Dudenhoefer (R)

Special election

See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District special election, 2018

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Brenda Jones (D) defeated Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) and D. Etta Wilcoxon (G) in the special general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Jones (D)	86.8	169,330
		Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	8.9	17,302
		D. Etta Wilcoxon (G)	4.3	8,319
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	42

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,993
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danetta Simpson (Independent)

Democratic primary

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Brenda Jones (D) defeated Rashida Tlaib (D), Bill Wild (D), and Ian Conyers (D) in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Jones	37.7	32,769
		Rashida Tlaib	35.8	31,121
		Bill Wild	15.2	13,174
		Ian Conyers	11.2	9,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,813
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Gilmore (D)
• Mary Waters (D)
• Kentiel White (D)

Previous election results

2016

See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent John Conyers, Jr. (D) defeated Jeff Gorman (R), Tiffany Hayden (L), and Sam Johnson (Working Class) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Conyers defeated Janice Winfrey in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2016.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. Incumbent	77.1%	198,771
	Republican	Jeff Gorman	15.7%	40,541
	Libertarian	Tiffany Hayden	3.7%	9,648
	Working Class	Sam Johnson	3.4%	8,835
	N/A	Write-in	0%	2
Total Votes				257,797
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Conyers Jr. Incumbent	60.8%	30,971
Janice Winfrey	39.2%	19,965
Total Votes		50,936
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 13th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Conyers, Jr. (D) defeated challengers Jeff Gorman (R), Chris Sharer (L) and Sam Johnson (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. Incumbent	79.5%	132,710
	Republican	Jeff Gorman	16.3%	27,234
	Libertarian	Chris Sharer	2.1%	3,537
	Independent	Sam Johnson	2.1%	3,466
Total Votes				166,947
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

General election candidates

• John Conyers, Jr. - Incumbent a
• Jeff Gorman
• Chris Sharer
• Sam Johnson

August 5, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• John Conyers, Jr. - Incumbenta
• Horace Sheffield

Republican Primary

• Jeff Gormana

2012

See also: Michigan's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 13th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 14th District, John Conyers, Jr. won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Conyers, Jr. Incumbent	82.8%	235,336
	Republican	Harry T. Sawicki	13.6%	38,769
	Libertarian	Chris Sharer	2.1%	6,076
	UST	Martin Gray	1.4%	4,089
Total Votes				284,270
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary results

Democratic Primary

Michigan's 13th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Conyers, Jr.	55.4%	38,371
Glenn Anderson	18.2%	12,586
Shanelle Jackson	12.6%	8,708
Bert Johnson	10%	6,928
John Goci	3.8%	2,664
Total Votes		69,257

2010
On November 2, 2010, Hansen Clarke won election to the United States House. He defeated John Hauler (R), George Corsetti (G), Duane Montgomery (NPA), Heidi Peterson (L) and James Casha (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Hansen Clarke	79.4%	100,885
	Republican	John Hauler	18.5%	23,462
	Green	George Corsetti	0.8%	1,032
	No Party Affiliation	Duane Montgomery	0.7%	881
	Libertarian	Heidi Peterson	0.6%	815
	Write-in	James Casha	0%	1
Total Votes				127,076

2008
On November 4, 2008, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Edward Gubics (R), George Corsetti (G) and Gregory Creswell (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Kilpatrick incumbent	74.1%	167,481
	Republican	Edward Gubics	19.1%	43,098
	Green	George Corsetti	4.2%	9,579
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	2.6%	5,764
Total Votes				225,922

2006
On November 7, 2006, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Davenport (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Kilpatrick incumbent	100%	126,308
	Write-in	John Davenport	0%	15
Total Votes				126,323

2004
On November 2, 2004, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Cynthia Cassell (R), Thomas Lavigne (G), Eric Gordon (L) and Osborne Hart (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Kilpatrick incumbent	78.2%	173,246
	Republican	Cynthia Cassell	18.5%	40,935
	Green	Thomas Lavigne	1.9%	4,261
	Libertarian	Eric Gordon	1.4%	3,211
	Write-in	Osborne Hart	0%	1
Total Votes				221,654

2002
On November 5, 2002, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Raymond Warner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Kilpatrick incumbent	91.6%	120,869
	Libertarian	Raymond Warner	8.4%	11,072
Total Votes				131,941

2000
On November 7, 2000, Lynn Rivers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Carl Berry (R), Karin Corliss (L), Harold Dunn (U.S. Taxpayers) and David Arndt (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lynn Rivers incumbent	64.7%	160,084
	Republican	Carl Berry	32.1%	79,445
	Libertarian	Karin Corliss	1.8%	4,578
	U.S. Taxpayers	Harold Dunn	0.9%	2,110
	Natural Law	David Arndt	0.5%	1,304
Total Votes				247,521

1998
On November 3, 1998, Lynn Rivers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tom Hickey (R), Dean Hutyra (L) and Samir Roger Makarem (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lynn Rivers incumbent	58.1%	99,935
	Republican	Tom Hickey	39.8%	68,328
	Libertarian	Dean Hutyra	1.7%	2,873
	Natural Law	Samir Roger Makarem	0.4%	751
Total Votes				171,887

1996
On November 5, 1996, Lynn Rivers won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Joe Fitzsimmons (R), James Montgomery (L), Jane Cutter (Workers World) and Jim Hartnett (Socialist Equality) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lynn Rivers incumbent	56.6%	123,133
	Republican	Joe Fitzsimmons	41.3%	89,907
	Libertarian	James Montgomery	1.4%	3,114
	Workers World	Jane Cutter	0.4%	976
	Socialist Equality	Jim Hartnett	0.2%	498
	N/A	Write-in	0%	30
Total Votes				217,658

1994
On November 8, 1994, Lynn Rivers won election to the United States House. She defeated John Schall (R), Craig Seymour (L), Helen Halyard (NPA) and Gail Anne Petrosoff (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lynn Rivers	51.9%	89,573
	Republican	John Schall	45.1%	77,908
	Libertarian	Craig Seymour	1.8%	3,186
	No Party Affiliation	Helen Halyard	0.8%	1,388
	Natural Law	Gail Anne Petrosoff	0.4%	606
	N/A	Scattering	0%	17
Total Votes				172,678

1992
On November 3, 1992, William Ford won re-election to the United States House. He defeated R. Robert Geake (R), Randall Roe (NPA), Paul Steven Jensen (Tisch Independent Citizens) and Larry Roberts (Workers League) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Ford incumbent	51.9%	127,642
	Republican	R. Robert Geake	42.8%	105,169
	No Party Affiliation	Randall Roe	3.5%	8,626
	Tisch Independent Citizens	Paul Steven Jensen	1.3%	3,314
	Workers League	Larry Roberts	0.5%	1,127
	N/A	Write-in	0%	10
Total Votes				245,888

1990
On November 6, 1990, Barbara-Rose Collins won election to the United States House. She defeated Carl Edwards, Sr. (R), Joyce Ann Griffin (Workers World), Jeff Hampton (L) and Cleve Andrew Pulley (NPA) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Barbara-Rose Collins	80.1%	54,345
	Republican	Carl Edwards, Sr.	16.5%	11,203
	Workers World	Joyce Ann Griffin	1.6%	1,090
	Libertarian	Jeff Hampton	1%	649
	No Party Affiliation	Cleve Andrew Pulley	0.8%	530
	N/A	Write-in	0%	7
Total Votes				67,824

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 13th 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+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 13th the 43rd 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 13th the 43rd 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) 74.2%-24.6%.

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 13th the 45th 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 74.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 24.6%.

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+32. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 32 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 13th Congressional District the 21st 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 0.94. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.94 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Michigan
• Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
• Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
• Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2020
• Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 13

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)