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2024
Michigan's 13th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 21, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Michigan

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 13th Congressional District of Michigan, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is April 21, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Maurice Morton is running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Maurice Morton (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Incumbent Shri Thanedar, Shelby Campbell, Anthony Carbonaro, Nazmul Hassan, and Donavan McKinney are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 4, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Articia Bomer and Andrew Lorenz are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 4, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Michigan

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Shri Thanedar Democratic Party $1,563,031 $159,613 $8,307,986 As of September 30, 2025
Shelby Campbell Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Anthony Carbonaro Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Nazmul Hassan Democratic Party $7,746 $7,746 $0 As of January 31, 2026
Donavan McKinney Democratic Party $492,159 $202,591 $289,568 As of September 30, 2025
Articia Bomer Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Andrew Lorenz Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Maurice Morton Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
1/20/20261/13/20261/6/202612/23/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Michigan in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Michigan, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Michigan U.S. House Democratic or Republican 1,000-2,000 N/A 4/21/2026 Source
Michigan U.S. House Unaffiliated 3,000-6,000 N/A 7/16/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 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 5, 2024.

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

Total votes: 321,649
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Shri Thanedar
Shri Thanedar
 
54.9
 
44,546
Image of Mary Waters
Mary Waters
 
33.8
 
27,408
Image of Shakira Lynn Hawkins
Shakira Lynn Hawkins  Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
9,171

Total votes: 81,125
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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
Image of Martell Bivings
Martell Bivings
 
100.0
 
13,419

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.

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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
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Christopher Clark  Candidate Connection

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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
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Christopher Dardzinski  Candidate Connection

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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
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Simone Coleman

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

Total votes: 234,444
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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
Image of Shri Thanedar
Shri Thanedar  Candidate Connection
 
28.3
 
22,314
Image of Adam Hollier
Adam Hollier  Candidate Connection
 
23.5
 
18,517
Image of Portia Roberson
Portia Roberson  Candidate Connection
 
16.9
 
13,318
Image of John Conyers III
John Conyers III
 
8.6
 
6,778
Image of Sherry Gay-Dagnogo
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo
 
8.2
 
6,440
Sharon McPhail
 
6.4
 
5,043
Image of Michael Griffie
Michael Griffie  Candidate Connection
 
4.6
 
3,636
Sam Riddle
 
2.3
 
1,841
Image of Lorrie Rutledge
Lorrie Rutledge  Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
916
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0%
 
6

Total votes: 78,809
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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
Image of Martell Bivings
Martell Bivings
 
100.0
 
19,618

Total votes: 19,618
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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 23, 2022.

Candidate
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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
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Simone Coleman

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

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
Image of Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib  Candidate Connection
 
66.3
 
71,670
Image of Brenda Jones
Brenda Jones  Candidate Connection
 
33.7
 
36,492

Total votes: 108,162
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of David Dudenhoefer
David Dudenhoefer  Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
6,833
Image of Linda Sawyer
Linda Sawyer
 
34.5
 
4,955
Image of Alfred Lemmo
Alfred Lemmo  Candidate Connection
 
17.9
 
2,574

Total votes: 14,362
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
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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
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Sam Johnson

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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

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.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Michigan's 13th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
69.0%28.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2024

Michigan presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 13 Democratic wins
  • 18 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R P[6] R R R R D D R D R R R D D D R R R R R D D D D D D R D R
See also: Party control of Michigan state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Michigan's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Michigan
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 6 8
Republican 0 7 7
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 13 15

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Michigan's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Michigan, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Gretchen Whitmer
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Garlin Gilchrist II
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Jocelyn Benson
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Dana Nessel

State legislature

Michigan State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 19
     Republican Party 18
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 38

Michigan House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 52
     Republican Party 58
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 110

Trifecta control

Michigan Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D
House D S S R R D D R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  6. Progressive Party


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