U.S. House district for Michigan
Michigan's 12th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Population (2022) 759,672 Median household income $54,818
[1] Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+23
[2]
Michigan's 12th congressional district is a
U.S. congressional district in Michigan .
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]
Cities
Presidential election results
In recent times,
[6]
[7] the district has voted consistently for the
Democratic Party candidate in
presidential races .
List of members representing the district
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
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
^
"My Congressional District" .
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a
b
"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^
U.S. Representatives 1837-2003 , Michigan Manual 2003-2004
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"The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district" . Michigan Radio . February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023 .
^
12th District Congressional Page
^
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Archived 2010-04-23 at the
Wayback Machine
^
U.S. Representatives 1837-2009 . (2009). In The Michigan Legislature . Michigan Legislative Service Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ 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.
^
"2012 Michigan House Results" .
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"2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014" .
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"2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results" . Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^
"2020 Michigan Election Results Official" . Michigan Secretary of State . Retrieved November 23, 2020 .
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