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United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts.
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Primary: Michigan has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 9. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 9.[1]
- See also: Michigan elections, 2012
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, 4 of the 14 districts were considered to be in play. Those were the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 11th districts.[2]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that both Democrats and Republicans would win five districts. It did not make a projection for the remaining four seats.[3]
Primary competitiveness
Michigan had the 33rd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 46.43% of major party primaries having been contested (13 out of 28). The national average was 54.31%.
Thirteen U.S. House incumbents ran for re-election in Michigan in 2012. Of those 13, 7 (53.85%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held nine of the 15 Congressional seats from Michigan. However, the state lost one seat after the 2010 census and elected 14 representatives.
| Members of the U.S. House from Michigan -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 9 | |
| Total | 15 | 14 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 15 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 14 seats up for election in 2012 in Michigan. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Michigan, District 10 |  Candice Miller |
39.1% | 328,612 | Chuck Stadler |
| Michigan, District 11 | Kerry Bentivolio |
6.4% | 358,124 | Syed Taj |
| Michigan, District 12 |  John D. Dingell |
39% | 319,223 | Cynthia Kallgren |
| Michigan, District 13 | John Conyers, Jr. |
69.1% | 284,270 | Harry T. Sawicki |
| Michigan, District 14 | Gary Peters |
66.6% | 328,792 | John Hauler |
| Michigan, District 1 | Dan Benishek |
0.5% | 347,037 | Gary McDowell |
| Michigan, District 2 | Bill Huizenga |
26.9% | 318,267 | Willie German, Jr. |
| Michigan, District 3 | Justin Amash |
8.4% | 326,281 | Steve Pestka |
| Michigan, District 4 | Dave Camp |
29.5% | 312,949 | Debra Freidell Wirth |
| Michigan, District 5 | Dan Kildee |
33.5% | 330,146 | Jim Slezak |
| Michigan, District 6 | Fred Upton |
12% | 320,475 | Mike O'Brien |
| Michigan, District 7 | Tim Walberg |
10.3% | 318,069 | Kurt R. Haskell |
| Michigan, District 8 | Mike Rogers |
21.3% | 345,054 | Lance Enderle |
| Michigan, District 9 | Sander Levin |
27.9% | 337,316 | Don Volaric |
General election candidates
Candidates
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Bill Huizenga
- Willie German, Jr. (Write-in)
Mary Buzuma
William Opalicky
Ronald Graeser (UST)
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
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5th Congressional District
General election candidates
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6th Congressional District
General election candidates
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7th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Note: Mike Stahly initially appeared on the official candidate list, but was later disqualified.[16] |
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Note: Democrat Michael Magdich initially appeared on the official candidate list, but was later disqualified.[16]
9th Congressional District
General election candidates
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10th Congressional District
General election candidates
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11th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Note: Incumbent Thaddeus McCotter initially filed to run but did not receive sufficient signatures to qualify and later withdrew from the election completely.
12th Congressional District
General election candidates
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13th Congressional District
General election candidates
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- Note: Godfrey Dillard and Shanelle Jackson did not collect enough signatures to appear on the ballot[35]
14th Congressional District
General election candidates
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2012 Registration Deadlines and Election Dates," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Michigan," September 2012
- ↑ "UP's Benishek welcomes McDowell to Congressional race" September 14, 2011
- ↑ Elect Derek Bailey "Author Archives" May 15, 2012
- ↑ Miami Herald "Gay activist Trevor Thomas runs for Congress in Michigan; 'Time to return to values of Jerry Ford'" March 31, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State "Candidate Filing List" May 17, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Dan Kildee announcing run for 5th District seat in U.S. Congress to be vacated by uncle, U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee" November 1, 2011
- ↑ "Former Republican challenger John Kupiec not disappointed U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee won't seek another term" September 21, 2011
- ↑ "Former Republican challenger John Kupiec not disappointed U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee won't seek another term" July 15, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Waltz 2012 "Announcement" May 21, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Latest Link: Rogers Rival Running in 2012" July 13, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Race Ratings: GOP Shores Up Freshmen in Competitive Michigan" September 21, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "Detroit-area doctor to seek 11th US House seat" November 2, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ "War veteran decides to run for U.S. Congress" October 27, 2011
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "Anderson expected to enter 13th Congressional District race" October 28, 2011 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "news" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ [http://www.freep.com/article/20120608/NEWS15/120608029/Shanelle-Jackson-13th-Congressional-District-signatures Detroit Free Press "A second signature count puts Shanelle Jackson back on ballot," June 8, 2012
- ↑ Detroit News "John Conyers challenger deemed ineligible for primary ballot" May 29, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
