Michigan's 11th congressional district

Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district north of Detroit, comprising most of urbanized central Oakland County. Until 1993, the district covered the state's Upper Peninsula and the northernmost portion of the Lower Peninsula (a.k.a. Northern Michigan). In redistricting that year, it was shifted to the outer Detroit area. Its former geographical area is now the state's first district. Its current configuration dates from 2023.

Michigan's 11th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Haley Stevens
D–Birmingham
Population (2022)769,865
Median household
income		$86,379[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+7[2]

The 11th district was represented by Thad McCotter from 2003 until his resignation on July 6, 2012.[3][4] He was replaced by Democrat David Curson, who won a special election on November 6, 2012.[4][5] Curson was sworn in on November 13. He was replaced by Kerry Bentivolio in January 2013, who had been elected in the regular fall election in 2012.[4][6] David Trott was elected in 2014 after defeating Bentivolio in the Republican primary, and took office in January 2015. He did not seek reelection in 2018. Democrat Haley Stevens was elected on November 6, 2018, and is the current representative for the eleventh district.

History

The 11th congressional district formed in 1993 was given portions of the old 15th (mainly Westland), 2nd (Livonia), 17th (the included portion of Southfield), 6th (Highland and White Lake Townships), and 18th congressional districts. Most of its territory came from the old 18th congressional district.

In 2003, the district was essentially split in two. The bulk of the district–most of the Oakland County portion–became the 9th district, while a new 11th was created mostly out of the Wayne County portion of the old 11th, combined with a sliver of Oakland.

In 2023, the district was consolidated to include only the urbanized south-central section of Oakland County. The area that the 11th now covers has historically been strongly Republican. In the 1990s it became a swing district, with a slight Republican lean. Since the 2010s, the district is now considered to lean Democratic.

Cities and townships

Recent election results in presidential elections
Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 52 - 47%
2016 President Trump 50 - 45%
2012 President Romney 52 - 47%
2008 President Obama 54 - 45%
2004 President Bush 53 - 47%
2000 President Bush 51 - 47%
1996 President Clinton 46 - 46%
1992 President Bush 47 - 37%

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created March 4, 1883

Edward Breitung
(Negaunee)		 Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th Elected in 1882.
Retired.

Seth C. Moffatt
(Traverse City)		 Republican March 4, 1885 –
December 22, 1887		 49th
50th		 Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Died.
Vacant December 22, 1887 –
February 14, 1888		 50th

Henry W. Seymour
(Sault Ste. Marie)		 Republican February 14, 1888 –
March 3, 1889		 Elected to finish Moffatt's term.
Lost renomination.

Samuel M. Stephenson
(Menominee)		 Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893		 51st
52nd		 Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 12th district.

John Avery
(Greenville)		 Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897		 53rd
54th		 Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.

William S. Mesick
(Mancelona)		 Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901		 55th
56th		 Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Lost renomination.

Archibald B. Darragh
(St. Louis)		 Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1909		 57th
58th
59th
60th		 Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired.

Francis H. Dodds
(Mount Pleasant)		 Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913		 61st
62nd		 Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost renomination.

Francis O. Lindquist
(Greenville)		 Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 63rd Elected in 1912.
Retired.

Frank D. Scott
(Alpena)		 Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1927		 64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th		 Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost renomination.

Frank P. Bohn
(Newberry)		 Republican March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933		 70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

Prentiss M. Brown
(St. Ignace)		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
November 18, 1936		 73rd
74th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant November 18, 1936 –
January 3, 1937		 74th

John F. Luecke
(Escanaba)		 Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939		 75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

Fred Bradley
(Rogers City)		 Republican January 3, 1939 –
May 24, 1947		 76th
77th
78th
79th
80th		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Died.
Vacant May 24, 1947 –
August 26, 1947		 80th

Charles E. Potter
(Cheboygan)		 Republican August 26, 1947 –
November 4, 1952		 80th
81st
82nd		 Elected to finish Bradley's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant November 4, 1952 –
January 3, 1953		 82nd

Victor A. Knox
(Sault Ste. Marie)		 Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1965		 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th		 Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.

Raymond F. Clevenger
(Sault Ste. Marie)		 Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967		 89th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.

Philip Ruppe
(Houghton)		 Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1979		 90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th		 Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired.

Robert W. Davis
(Gaylord)		 Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993		 96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 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.
Retired.

Joe Knollenberg
(Bloomfield)		 Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

Thad McCotter
(Livonia)		 Republican January 3, 2003 –
July 6, 2012		 108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Failed to qualify for renomination then resigned.[lower-alpha 1]
Vacant July 6, 2012 –
November 13, 2012		 112th

David Curson
(Belleville)		 Democratic November 13, 2012 –
January 3, 2013		 Elected to finish McCotter's term.
Retired.

Kerry Bentivolio
(Milford)		 Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015		 113th Elected in 2012.
Lost renomination.

Dave Trott
(Birmingham)		 Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019		 114th
115th		 Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.

Haley Stevens
(Birmingham)		 Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th
118th		 Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
  1. McCotter had sought the nomination for Republican nomination for president, but dropped out following the Iowa Straw Poll. He then tried to qualify for the primary, however fewer than 1,000 signatures were declared valid, meaning he did not qualify to appear on the primary ballot.

Recent election results

2012
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kerry Bentivolio 181,788 50.8
Democratic Syed Taj 158,879 44.4
Libertarian John Tatar 9,637 2.7
Green Steven Paul Duke 4,569 1.3
Natural Law Daniel Johnson 3,251 0.9
n/a Write-ins 15 0.0
Total votes 358,139 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2014
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Trott 140,435 55.9
Democratic Bobby McKenzie 101,681 40.5
Libertarian John Tatar 7,711 3.0
Republican Kerry Bentivolio (incumbent) (write-in) 1,411 0.6
Total votes 251,238 100.0
Republican hold

2016
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2016 [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Trott (incumbent) 200,872 52.9
Democratic Anil Kumar 152,461 40.2
Independent Politician Kerry Bentivolio 16,610 4.4
Libertarian Jonathan Ray Osment 9,545 2.5
Total votes 379,488 100.0
Republican hold

2018
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens 181,912 51.8
Republican Lena Epstein 158,463 45.2
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz 5,799 1.7
Independent Cooper Nye 4,727 1.3
Total votes 350,901 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 226,128 50.2
Republican Eric Esshaki 215,405 47.8
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz 8,936 2.0
Independent Frank Acosta (write-in) 4 0.0
Total votes 450,473 100.0
Democratic hold

2022
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 224,537 61.3
Republican Mark Ambrose 141,642 38.6
Total votes 366,179 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries
1993–2003
2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

Notes
  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. Spangler, Todd (July 6, 2012). "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  4. "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session". Clerk of the House of Representatives. 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  5. Gray, Kathleen (November 6, 2012). "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  6. Tierney, Christine (November 14, 2012). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  7. "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.
  8. "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
  9. "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  10. 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.
  11. "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

References

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