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United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Michigan utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held nine of the 14 congressional seats from Michigan.
| Members of the U.S. House from Michigan -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 9 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the 14 congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Dan Benishek |  Republican |
1 |
| Bill Huizenga | Republican |
2 |
| Justin Amash | Republican |
3 |
| John Moolenaar | Republican |
4 |
| Dan Kildee |  Democratic |
5 |
| Fred Upton | Republican |
6 |
| Tim Walberg | Republican |
7 |
| Mike Bishop | Republican |
8 |
| Sander Levin | Democratic |
9 |
| Candice Miller | Republican |
10 |
| David Trott | Republican |
11 |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic |
12 |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic |
13 |
| Brenda Lawrence | Democratic |
14 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Jack Bergman |
14.8% | 360,271 | Lon Johnson |
| District 2 | Bill Huizenga |
30.1% | 339,328 | Dennis Murphy |
| District 3 | Justin Amash |
21.9% | 342,365 | Douglas Smith |
| District 4 | John Moolenaar |
29.5% | 315,751 | Debra Wirth |
| District 5 |  Dan Kildee |
26.1% | 319,291 | Allen Hardwick |
| District 6 | Fred Upton |
22.2% | 329,565 | Paul Clements |
| District 7 | Tim Walberg |
15% | 334,807 | Gretchen Driskell |
| District 8 | Mike Bishop |
16.9% | 366,968 | Suzanna Shkreli |
| District 9 | Sander Levin |
20.5% | 344,775 | Christopher Morse |
| District 10 | Paul Mitchell |
30.8% | 340,983 | Frank Accavitti Jr. |
| District 11 | David Trott |
12.8% | 379,488 | Anil Kumar |
| District 12 | Debbie Dingell |
35.1% | 328,542 | Jeff Jones |
| District 13 | John Conyers, Jr. |
61.4% | 257,797 | Jeff Gorman |
| District 14 | Brenda Lawrence |
59.8% | 310,974 | Howard Klausner |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Jack Bergman  Lon Johnson Diane Bostow Ellis Boal |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Lon Johnson - Michigan Democratic Party leader[5] |
Republican Jack Bergman - Retired USMC General[7] Tom Casperson - State Senator[8] |
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Third Party/Other |
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Not running: |
District 2
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General election candidates: Bill Huizenga Dennis Murphy Erwin Haas Matthew Brady Ronald Graeser (U.S. Taxpayers) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 3
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General election candidates: Justin Amash Douglas Smith Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 4
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General election candidates: John Moolenaar Leonard Schwartz Jordan Salvi George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers) Keith Butkovich (Natural Law) Debra Wirth (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Keith Butkovich (Natural Law)[9] |
District 5
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General election candidates: Dan Kildee Allen Hardwick Steve Sluka Harley Mikkelson |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 6
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General election candidates: Fred Upton Paul Clements Lorence Wenke |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 7
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General election candidates: Tim Walberg Gretchen Driskell Ken Proctor |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Doug North[12] |
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Third Party/Other |
District 8
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General election candidates: Mike Bishop Suzanna Shkreli Jeff Wood Maria Green Jeremy Burgess (Natural Law) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
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Withdrew: Melissa Gilbert (D) - Actress[16][17] |
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Disqualified: |
District 9
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General election candidates: Sander Levin Christopher Morse Matthew Orlando John McDermott |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 10
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General election candidates: Paul Mitchell Frank Accavitti Jr. Lisa Lane Gioia Benjamin Nofs |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Paul Mitchell - 2014 candidate[19] Phil Pavlov - State senator[20] Alan Sanborn - Former state senator[21] David VanAssche - Retired U.S. Air Force officer[12] |
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Third Party/Other Benjamin Nofs (Green)[9] |
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Not running: |
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Withdrew: Michael Flynn - Shelby Township Treasurer[20][22] |
District 11
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General election candidates: David Trott Anil Kumar Jonathan Ray Osment Kerry Bentivolio |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 12
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General election candidates: Debbie Dingell Jeff Jones Tom Bagwell Dylan Calewarts Gary Walkowicz (Working Class) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
District 13
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General election candidates: John Conyers, Jr. Jeff Gorman Tiffany Hayden Sam Johnson (Working Class) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Janice Winfrey - Detroit City Clerk[24] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
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Disqualified: |
District 14
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General election candidates: Brenda Lawrence Howard Klausner Gregory Creswell Marcia Squier |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Terrance Morrison[12] Vanessa Moss[12] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Michigan elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Michigan in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| February 12, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-election report due | |
| February 23, 2016 | Election date | Election | |
| March 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for incumbent judges seeking re-election to file for the state primary | |
| March 24, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-election report due | |
| April 19, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for partisan and nonpartisan candidates (other than incumbent judges) to file for the state primary | |
| April 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-election report due | |
| May 3, 2016 | Election date | Election | |
| June 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-election report due | |
| July 21, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for unaffiliated candidates to file for the general election | |
| July 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-election report due | |
| August 2, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-election report due | |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-election report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-election report due | |
| Sources: Michigan Secretary of State, "2015 and 2016 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," accessed July 1, 2015 Michigan Secretary of State, ,"2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed January 16, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Michigan.gov, "Questions and Answers: Michigan’s Presidential Primary," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Facebook, "Mobile Uploads," August 23, 2015
- ↑ WMUK, "Michigan Democratic Party Leader Could Run for Congress," June 22, 2015
- ↑ MLive, "Former Sen. Jason Allen to run for Michigan's 1st congressional district," January 14, 2016
- ↑ WBKB-TV, "USMC retiree announces candidacy for MI 1st Congressional District seat," March 3, 2016
- ↑ Up Matters, "It's official: Casperson to run for U.S. House of Representatives," November 9, 2015
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed June 26, 2016
- ↑ Interlochen Public Radio, "U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek says he's running again in 2016," March 24, 2015
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Benishek abruptly announces retirement at end of term," September 15, 2015
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Mlive, "Democrat Paul Clements announces bid for Congress in 2016," August 12, 2015
- ↑ MLive.com, "Democratic state Rep. Gretchen Driskell announces bid for 7th Congressional seat in 2016," February 9, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION," July 6, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Tax issue dogs Melissa Gilbert in new bid for Congress," August 11, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Click on Detroit, "Melissa Gilbert to drop out of race for Congress in Michigan's 8th District," May 24, 2016
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Macomb Daily Elections, "Forlini in the running for 10th Congressional District seat," February 21, 2016
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Millionaire Mitchell joins race for Rep. Miller’s seat," July 13, 2015
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Detroit Free Press, "Pavlov announces run for Congress," March 16, 2015
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Former state Sen. Sanborn forms exploratory panel," March 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "FLYNN FOR CONGRESS," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Anil Kumar for Congress, "Home," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey to challenge John Conyers," September 27, 2015
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