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Michigan's 12th congressional district

Michigan's 12th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Michigan.

Michigan's 12th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)740,559
Median household
income		$55,778[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+23[2]

The district was first created during the reapportionment and redistricting after the 1890 census. From 2003 to 2013, it was located in Detroit's inner suburbs to the north, along the Interstate 696 corridor in Macomb and Oakland counties, and a portion of Macomb north of the corridor. District boundaries were redrawn in 1993 and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.[3] After Michigan's congressional map was redrawn in 2022, the 12th lost Ann Arbor and most of its suburbs and was re-centered around the cities of Detroit and Dearborn.[4]

During the 113th Congress (2013 to 2015), the district was represented by John Dingell (D). He was a congressman for this and other districts for 59 years, making him the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. He was succeeded by his wife, Debbie Dingell, who currently represents the 6th congressional district.[5] The current district is represented by Democrat Rashida Tlaib, who had previously represented the old 13th district. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+23, it is tied with the 13th as the most Democratic districts in Michigan.[2]

Composition

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# County Seat Population
125 Oakland Pontiac 1,270,426
163 Wayne Detroit 1,751,169

Cities, townships, and villages of 10,000 or more people

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2,500 – 10,000 people

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Presidential election results

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In recent times,[6][7] the district has voted consistently for the Democratic Party candidate in presidential races.

Year Winner Margin
1992 B. Clinton 42 - 40%
1996 B. Clinton 52 - 38%
2000 Gore 61 - 37%
2004 Kerry 61 - 39%
2008 Obama 65 - 33%
2012 Obama 66 - 33%
2016 H. Clinton 61 - 35%
2020 Biden 64 - 34%

List of members representing the district

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Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
 
Samuel M. Stephenson
(Menominee) 		Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897 		53rd
54th 		Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
 
Carlos D. Shelden
(Houghton) 		Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903 		55th
56th
57th 		Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.
 
H. Olin Young
(Ishpeming) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
May 16, 1913 		58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd 		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Resigned while a contest for the seat was pending. Lost election contest.
Vacant May 16, 1913 –
August 26, 1913 		63rd Due to a mistake in how the name of William J. MacDonald appeared on the ballot in Ontonagon County some votes were not included in the official count by the state board of canvassers, even though their inclusion in unofficial returns showed MacDonald had won. Subsequently, the United States House Committee on Elections unanimously reported a resolution to the full house awarding the seat to MacDonald.
 William J. MacDonald
(Calumet) 		Progressive August 26, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		Won election contest.
Lost re-election.
 
W. Frank James
(Hancock) 		Republican March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1935 		64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
 
Frank Hook
(Ironwood) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943 		74th
75th
76th
77th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
 
John B. Bennett
(Ontonagon) 		Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		78th Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
 
Frank Hook
(Ironwood) 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
 
John B. Bennett
(Ontonagon) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
August 9, 1964 		80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th 		Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.
Vacant August 9, 1964 –
January 3, 1965 		88th
 
James G. O'Hara
(Utica) 		Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1977 		89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th 		Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
 
David Bonior
(Mount Clemens) 		Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993 		95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 10th district.
 
Sander Levin
(Royal Oak) 		Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th 		Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
 
John Dingell[8](Dearborn) 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		113th Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012.
Retired.
 
Debbie Dingell
(Dearborn) 		Democratic January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2023 		114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
 
Rashida Tlaib
(Detroit) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

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2012

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Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John D. Dingell (incumbent) 216,884 67.9
Republican Cynthia Kallgren 92,472 29.0
Libertarian Richard Secula 9,867 3.1
Total votes 319,223 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Dingell 134,346 65.0
Republican Terry Bowman 64,716 31.3
Independent Gary Walkowicz 5,039 2.4
Libertarian Bhagwan Dashairya 2,559 1.3
Total votes 206,660 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2016 [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Dingell (incumbent) 211,378 64.3
Republican Jeff Jones 96,104 29.3
Working Class Gary Walkowicz 9,183 2.8
Libertarian Tom Bagwell 7,489 2.3
Green Dylan Calewarts 4,377 1.3
Independent Ejaz Virk (write-in) 11 0.0
Total votes 328,542 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Dingell (incumbent) 200,588 68.1
Republican Jeff Jones 85,115 28.9
Working Class Gary Walkowicz 6,712 2.3
Independent Niles Niemuth 2,213 0.7
Total votes 294,628 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Dingell (incumbent) 254,957 66.4
Republican Jeff Jones 117,719 30.7
Working Class Gary Walkowicz 11,147 2.9
Total votes 383,823 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rashida Tlaib (incumbent) 196,643 70.8
Republican Steven Elliott 72,888 26.2
Working Class Gary Walkowicz 8,046 2.9
Total votes 277,577 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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    1993–2003
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    2003–2013
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    2013–2023

See also

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  • Michigan's congressional districts
  • List of United States congressional districts
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

References

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  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
  4. ^ "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district". Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  5. ^ 12th District Congressional Page
  6. ^ Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Archived 2010-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ U.S. Representatives 1837-2009. (2009). In The Michigan Legislature. Michigan Legislative Service Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ^ John Dingell was originally elected from the 15th district in 1955 via a special election, then redistricted to serve the 16th district from 1964 until its elimination in 2002. The 15th district itself would be dissolved in 2012 with Dingell as its last elected representative.
  9. ^ "2012 Michigan House Results".
  10. ^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
  11. ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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