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Michigan's 6th Congressional District

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Michigan's 6th Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Michigan's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Debbie Dingell (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 6th Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Michigan's 6th 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 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) and Jason Cloutier (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 3, 2026.


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See also: Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Heather Smiley (R), Clyde Shabazz (G), and Bill Krebaum (L) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D)
 
62.0
 
281,162
Image of Heather Smiley
Heather Smiley (R)
 
35.0
 
158,658
Image of Clyde Shabazz
Clyde Shabazz (G)
 
1.8
 
7,963
Image of Bill Krebaum
Bill Krebaum (L)  Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
5,523

Total votes: 453,306
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
 
100.0
 
101,234

Total votes: 101,234
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heather Smiley
Heather Smiley
 
100.0
 
37,178

Total votes: 37,178
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Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Clyde Shabazz (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 27, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Clyde Shabazz
Clyde Shabazz

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Bill Krebaum (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 20, 2024.

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See also: Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Whittney Williams (R) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D)
 
65.9
 
241,759
Image of Whittney Williams
Whittney Williams (R)
 
34.1
 
125,167
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0%
 
1

Total votes: 366,927
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
 
100.0
 
102,859

Total votes: 102,859
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Whittney Williams (R) defeated Hima Kolanagireddy (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Whittney Williams
Whittney Williams
 
53.7
 
30,564
Image of Hima Kolanagireddy
Hima Kolanagireddy  Candidate Connection
 
46.3
 
26,371

Total votes: 56,935
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Fred Upton (R) defeated Jon Hoadley (D), Jeff DePoy (L), John Lawrence (G), and Jerry Solis (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Upton
Fred Upton (R)  Candidate Connection
 
55.8
 
211,496
Image of Jon Hoadley
Jon Hoadley (D)  Candidate Connection
 
40.1
 
152,085
Image of Jeff DePoy
Jeff DePoy (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
10,399
Image of John Lawrence
John Lawrence (G)
 
1.2
 
4,440
Image of Jerry Solis
Jerry Solis (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
560

Total votes: 378,980
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Jon Hoadley (D) defeated Jen Richardson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jon Hoadley
Jon Hoadley  Candidate Connection
 
52.2
 
33,976
Image of Jen Richardson
Jen Richardson  Candidate Connection
 
47.8
 
31,061

Total votes: 65,037
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Fred Upton (R) defeated Elena Oelke (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Upton
Fred Upton  Candidate Connection
 
62.7
 
53,495
Image of Elena Oelke
Elena Oelke
 
37.3
 
31,884

Total votes: 85,379
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Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6

John Lawrence (G) advanced from the Green Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on June 20, 2020.

Candidate
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John Lawrence

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Jeff DePoy (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 18, 2020.

Candidate
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Jeff DePoy  Candidate Connection

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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 6

Incumbent Fred Upton (R) defeated Matt Longjohn (D) and Stephen J. Young (U.S. Taxpayers Party) in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Upton
Fred Upton (R)
 
50.2
 
147,436
Image of Matt Longjohn
Matt Longjohn (D)
 
45.7
 
134,082
Stephen J. Young (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
 
4.1
 
11,920

Total votes: 293,438
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Matt Longjohn (D) defeated George Franklin (D), David Benac (D), and Rich Eichholz (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Longjohn
Matt Longjohn
 
37.1
 
22,412
Image of George Franklin
George Franklin
 
28.9
 
17,493
Image of David Benac
David Benac
 
21.3
 
12,867
Rich Eichholz
 
12.8
 
7,719

Total votes: 60,4910
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Fred Upton (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Upton
Fred Upton
 
100.0
 
64,512

Total votes: 64,5120
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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.[18][19] 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.[20]

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.[20]

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.”[21] 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."[22] 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.[23]

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 6th 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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 6th the 108th most Democratic district nationally.[24]

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+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 6th the 125th most Democratic district nationally.[25]

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) 62.7%-36.0%.[26]

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+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 6th the 124th most Democratic district nationally.[27]

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 62.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 36.0%.[28]

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 6th Congressional District the 200th most Republican nationally.[29]

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 1.06. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.06 points toward that party.[30]

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


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