United States House elections in Michigan (August 7, 2018 Democratic primaries)
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The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. This page focuses on the Democratic Party primary election that took place in each district on August 7, 2018.
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District 1
Democratic primary candidates
- Matthew Morgan (Write-in) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Matthew Morgan was disqualified from the primary ballot in May 2018, but successfully ran as a write-in candidate. He appeared on the general election ballot.[1]
District 2
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 3
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 4
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 5
Democratic primary candidates
- Dan Kildee (Incumbent) ✔
District 6
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 7
Democratic primary candidates
District 8
Democratic primary candidates
District 9
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 10
Democratic primary candidates
District 11
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 12
Democratic primary candidates
- Debbie Dingell (Incumbent) ✔
District 13
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 14
Democratic primary candidates
- Brenda Lawrence (Incumbent) ✔
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Twelve of 83 Michigan counties—14 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Bay County, Michigan | 12.55% | 5.56% | 15.31% | ||||
| Calhoun County, Michigan | 12.46% | 1.60% | 9.36% | ||||
| Eaton County, Michigan | 4.72% | 3.13% | 8.40% | ||||
| Gogebic County, Michigan | 14.80% | 8.10% | 17.27% | ||||
| Isabella County, Michigan | 3.66% | 9.28% | 19.26% | ||||
| Lake County, Michigan | 22.77% | 5.01% | 12.28% | ||||
| Macomb County, Michigan | 11.53% | 3.99% | 8.62% | ||||
| Manistee County, Michigan | 15.29% | 5.93% | 13.26% | ||||
| Monroe County, Michigan | 21.97% | 0.98% | 4.35% | ||||
| Saginaw County, Michigan | 1.13% | 11.89% | 17.34% | ||||
| Shiawassee County, Michigan | 19.59% | 3.67% | 8.59% | ||||
| Van Buren County, Michigan | 13.92% | 0.45% | 8.78% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Michigan with 47.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1836 and 2016, Michigan voted Republican 60.8 percent of the time and Democratic 34.7 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Michigan voted Democratic four out of the five elections.[2]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Michigan. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 53 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 37.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 43 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 39.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 57 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 12.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 67 out of 110 state House districts in Michigan with an average margin of victory of 21.2 points. Trump won eight districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 76.12% | 23.52% | D+52.6 | 74.49% | 22.85% | D+51.6 | D |
| 2 | 75.84% | 23.76% | D+52.1 | 74.45% | 22.64% | D+51.8 | D |
| 3 | 98.21% | 1.58% | D+96.6 | 96.30% | 2.42% | D+93.9 | D |
| 4 | 96.04% | 3.37% | D+92.7 | 92.77% | 5.06% | D+87.7 | D |
| 5 | 96.95% | 2.71% | D+94.2 | 93.33% | 4.83% | D+88.5 | D |
| 6 | 94.15% | 5.34% | D+88.8 | 90.29% | 7.44% | D+82.9 | D |
| 7 | 98.97% | 0.86% | D+98.1 | 96.95% | 1.74% | D+95.2 | D |
| 8 | 97.77% | 1.98% | D+95.8 | 95.72% | 2.90% | D+92.8 | D |
| 9 | 96.42% | 3.28% | D+93.1 | 93.92% | 4.34% | D+89.6 | D |
| 10 | 83.03% | 16.36% | D+66.7 | 80.28% | 16.66% | D+63.6 | D |
| 11 | 69.83% | 29.28% | D+40.6 | 60.65% | 34.79% | D+25.9 | D |
| 12 | 69.66% | 29.46% | D+40.2 | 56.96% | 38.90% | D+18.1 | D |
| 13 | 58.70% | 40.26% | D+18.4 | 47.99% | 46.73% | D+1.3 | D |
| 14 | 63.97% | 34.90% | D+29.1 | 50.54% | 44.29% | D+6.2 | D |
| 15 | 65.45% | 33.49% | D+32 | 62.76% | 31.92% | D+30.8 | D |
| 16 | 65.88% | 33.26% | D+32.6 | 56.06% | 38.69% | D+17.4 | D |
| 17 | 53.64% | 45.27% | D+8.4 | 38.41% | 56.34% | R+17.9 | R |
| 18 | 58.28% | 40.69% | D+17.6 | 50.48% | 44.92% | D+5.6 | D |
| 19 | 47.24% | 51.98% | R+4.7 | 43.64% | 51.18% | R+7.5 | R |
| 20 | 47.63% | 51.76% | R+4.1 | 49.30% | 45.76% | D+3.5 | R |
| 21 | 55.97% | 43.27% | D+12.7 | 54.96% | 40.68% | D+14.3 | D |
| 22 | 62.75% | 36.16% | D+26.6 | 50.97% | 44.23% | D+6.7 | D |
| 23 | 51.61% | 47.53% | D+4.1 | 41.73% | 53.84% | R+12.1 | D |
| 24 | 48.16% | 51.15% | R+3 | 40.03% | 55.91% | R+15.9 | R |
| 25 | 51.35% | 47.82% | D+3.5 | 42.94% | 52.49% | R+9.6 | D |
| 26 | 58.60% | 40.29% | D+18.3 | 56.27% | 37.48% | D+18.8 | D |
| 27 | 74.32% | 24.77% | D+49.6 | 71.48% | 23.39% | D+48.1 | D |
| 28 | 63.19% | 35.81% | D+27.4 | 54.82% | 40.99% | D+13.8 | D |
| 29 | 75.48% | 23.86% | D+51.6 | 69.48% | 26.66% | D+42.8 | D |
| 30 | 47.68% | 51.54% | R+3.9 | 39.34% | 57.11% | R+17.8 | R |
| 31 | 57.26% | 41.80% | D+15.5 | 47.27% | 48.11% | R+0.8 | D |
| 32 | 45.10% | 53.91% | R+8.8 | 30.78% | 64.53% | R+33.8 | R |
| 33 | 43.07% | 56.18% | R+13.1 | 32.28% | 63.80% | R+31.5 | R |
| 34 | 91.05% | 8.32% | D+82.7 | 85.10% | 12.15% | D+73 | D |
| 35 | 81.97% | 17.64% | D+64.3 | 81.81% | 15.71% | D+66.1 | D |
| 36 | 38.24% | 61.04% | R+22.8 | 30.40% | 65.42% | R+35 | R |
| 37 | 59.10% | 40.27% | D+18.8 | 60.06% | 35.59% | D+24.5 | D |
| 38 | 45.76% | 53.61% | R+7.9 | 45.77% | 49.43% | R+3.7 | R |
| 39 | 47.87% | 51.46% | R+3.6 | 45.98% | 49.67% | R+3.7 | R |
| 40 | 46.75% | 52.82% | R+6.1 | 53.61% | 42.72% | D+10.9 | R |
| 41 | 47.73% | 51.57% | R+3.8 | 48.35% | 46.97% | D+1.4 | R |
| 42 | 39.08% | 60.20% | R+21.1 | 35.20% | 59.46% | R+24.3 | R |
| 43 | 44.30% | 54.75% | R+10.5 | 37.46% | 56.79% | R+19.3 | R |
| 44 | 40.04% | 59.10% | R+19.1 | 33.95% | 60.71% | R+26.8 | R |
| 45 | 43.50% | 55.87% | R+12.4 | 43.89% | 51.48% | R+7.6 | R |
| 46 | 38.96% | 60.14% | R+21.2 | 33.28% | 61.11% | R+27.8 | R |
| 47 | 36.64% | 62.49% | R+25.9 | 29.62% | 65.24% | R+35.6 | R |
| 48 | 58.92% | 39.84% | D+19.1 | 42.94% | 51.79% | R+8.9 | D |
| 49 | 70.36% | 28.78% | D+41.6 | 62.12% | 33.46% | D+28.7 | D |
| 50 | 56.32% | 42.74% | D+13.6 | 47.23% | 47.93% | R+0.7 | D |
| 51 | 45.91% | 53.06% | R+7.1 | 35.38% | 58.95% | R+23.6 | R |
| 52 | 51.66% | 47.46% | D+4.2 | 52.00% | 42.81% | D+9.2 | D |
| 53 | 79.38% | 19.51% | D+59.9 | 84.00% | 11.95% | D+72.1 | D |
| 54 | 75.10% | 23.79% | D+51.3 | 72.03% | 23.05% | D+49 | D |
| 55 | 67.37% | 31.61% | D+35.8 | 68.76% | 26.59% | D+42.2 | D |
| 56 | 48.37% | 50.57% | R+2.2 | 35.50% | 59.23% | R+23.7 | R |
| 57 | 49.04% | 49.87% | R+0.8 | 36.78% | 57.21% | R+20.4 | R |
| 58 | 38.71% | 60.10% | R+21.4 | 26.28% | 68.98% | R+42.7 | R |
| 59 | 44.29% | 54.72% | R+10.4 | 32.68% | 61.96% | R+29.3 | R |
| 60 | 72.01% | 26.83% | D+45.2 | 69.41% | 24.00% | D+45.4 | D |
| 61 | 50.04% | 49.13% | D+0.9 | 49.18% | 44.85% | D+4.3 | R |
| 62 | 55.24% | 43.75% | D+11.5 | 46.21% | 48.51% | R+2.3 | R |
| 63 | 44.40% | 54.59% | R+10.2 | 36.73% | 57.51% | R+20.8 | R |
| 64 | 47.70% | 51.23% | R+3.5 | 39.65% | 54.58% | R+14.9 | R |
| 65 | 45.58% | 53.37% | R+7.8 | 34.34% | 59.82% | R+25.5 | R |
| 66 | 49.22% | 49.68% | R+0.5 | 40.21% | 53.57% | R+13.4 | R |
| 67 | 54.11% | 44.79% | D+9.3 | 48.13% | 45.14% | D+3 | D |
| 68 | 74.22% | 24.64% | D+49.6 | 69.86% | 24.09% | D+45.8 | D |
| 69 | 63.28% | 35.87% | D+27.4 | 65.25% | 29.76% | D+35.5 | D |
| 70 | 46.16% | 52.60% | R+6.4 | 31.66% | 61.85% | R+30.2 | R |
| 71 | 51.63% | 47.28% | D+4.4 | 45.73% | 48.08% | R+2.4 | R |
| 72 | 42.84% | 56.25% | R+13.4 | 42.15% | 51.76% | R+9.6 | R |
| 73 | 38.17% | 60.92% | R+22.8 | 38.73% | 55.53% | R+16.8 | R |
| 74 | 38.55% | 60.36% | R+21.8 | 34.41% | 58.80% | R+24.4 | R |
| 75 | 74.68% | 23.76% | D+50.9 | 72.00% | 20.81% | D+51.2 | D |
| 76 | 54.72% | 44.21% | D+10.5 | 56.22% | 36.96% | D+19.3 | D |
| 77 | 40.65% | 58.32% | R+17.7 | 39.18% | 54.16% | R+15 | R |
| 78 | 42.78% | 56.14% | R+13.4 | 35.48% | 58.95% | R+23.5 | R |
| 79 | 47.82% | 51.46% | R+3.6 | 43.78% | 51.52% | R+7.7 | R |
| 80 | 41.20% | 57.64% | R+16.4 | 34.03% | 59.93% | R+25.9 | R |
| 81 | 43.91% | 55.01% | R+11.1 | 29.26% | 65.68% | R+36.4 | R |
| 82 | 43.67% | 55.14% | R+11.5 | 28.22% | 66.56% | R+38.3 | R |
| 83 | 46.42% | 52.52% | R+6.1 | 33.33% | 60.79% | R+27.5 | R |
| 84 | 43.28% | 55.59% | R+12.3 | 28.81% | 66.70% | R+37.9 | R |
| 85 | 49.88% | 48.85% | D+1 | 35.62% | 57.97% | R+22.4 | R |
| 86 | 36.01% | 62.99% | R+27 | 34.93% | 58.61% | R+23.7 | R |
| 87 | 40.02% | 58.70% | R+18.7 | 30.07% | 63.54% | R+33.5 | R |
| 88 | 26.40% | 72.87% | R+46.5 | 25.79% | 68.49% | R+42.7 | R |
| 89 | 37.56% | 61.56% | R+24 | 36.28% | 57.85% | R+21.6 | R |
| 90 | 32.62% | 66.46% | R+33.8 | 32.75% | 60.91% | R+28.2 | R |
| 91 | 50.46% | 48.46% | D+2 | 39.61% | 54.18% | R+14.6 | R |
| 92 | 67.85% | 31.32% | D+36.5 | 58.17% | 36.52% | D+21.7 | D |
| 93 | 46.26% | 52.90% | R+6.6 | 38.97% | 55.17% | R+16.2 | R |
| 94 | 43.56% | 55.67% | R+12.1 | 37.44% | 57.65% | R+20.2 | R |
| 95 | 74.44% | 24.76% | D+49.7 | 66.46% | 29.76% | D+36.7 | D |
| 96 | 53.72% | 45.31% | D+8.4 | 43.05% | 51.44% | R+8.4 | D |
| 97 | 45.55% | 53.21% | R+7.7 | 30.25% | 65.08% | R+34.8 | R |
| 98 | 43.01% | 56.04% | R+13 | 37.35% | 55.97% | R+18.6 | R |
| 99 | 50.75% | 48.05% | D+2.7 | 40.94% | 52.83% | R+11.9 | R |
| 100 | 43.36% | 55.52% | R+12.2 | 30.44% | 64.16% | R+33.7 | R |
| 101 | 48.22% | 50.74% | R+2.5 | 40.48% | 53.98% | R+13.5 | R |
| 102 | 42.55% | 56.27% | R+13.7 | 30.87% | 63.45% | R+32.6 | R |
| 103 | 42.90% | 55.90% | R+13 | 28.62% | 66.46% | R+37.8 | R |
| 104 | 43.58% | 55.39% | R+11.8 | 40.74% | 53.27% | R+12.5 | R |
| 105 | 40.35% | 58.47% | R+18.1 | 31.11% | 63.83% | R+32.7 | R |
| 106 | 45.20% | 53.57% | R+8.4 | 32.06% | 63.22% | R+31.2 | R |
| 107 | 43.34% | 55.54% | R+12.2 | 35.33% | 58.84% | R+23.5 | R |
| 108 | 44.37% | 54.58% | R+10.2 | 32.79% | 62.29% | R+29.5 | R |
| 109 | 53.29% | 45.44% | D+7.9 | 44.75% | 48.82% | R+4.1 | D |
| 110 | 47.04% | 51.62% | R+4.6 | 37.59% | 56.55% | R+19 | D |
| Total | 54.30% | 44.79% | D+9.5 | 47.36% | 47.59% | R+0.2 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
- United States House elections in Michigan (August 7, 2018 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2018
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2018
- U.S. House primaries, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Michigan write-in candidate for Congress gets 29,293 votes," August 24, 2018
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Michigan," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
