United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012
Redistricting
The Michigan Legislature, which is controlled by the Republican Party, began the redistricting process on April 11, 2011. A plan released by the Republican Party in June 2011, which would place the homes of Democrats Gary Peters and Sander Levin into the same district, was passed by the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate later that month. The plan was signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder on August 9.
District 1
In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more favorable to Republicans: Republican nominee John McCain received less than one percentage point more of the vote in the 2008 presidential election in the newly-drawn district compared to the former district.
Republican Dan Benishek, who was first elected to represent the 1st district in 2010, will seek re-election. Derek Bailey, the tribal chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and Gary McDowell, a former state representative and unsuccessful candidate for the 1st district in 2010, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Benishek.
Roll Call rates the race as "Leans Republican".
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District 2
Republican Bill Huizenga, who was first elected to represent the 2nd district in 2010, will seek re-election. State representative David Agema may challenge Huizenga in the Republican primary. Roll Call rates the race as "Safe Republican".
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District 3
In redistricting, the 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats.
Republican Justin Amash, who was first elected to represent the 3rd district in 2010, will seek re-election. Terri Lynn Land, the former Michigan Secretary of State, may challenge Amash in the Republican primary.
Redistricting drew the home of former Democratic Representative Mark Schauer, who represented the 7th district from 2009 until 2011, into the district; however Schauer will not run for Congress in 2012. Pat Miles, a lawyer who unsuccessfully challenged Amash as the Democratic nominee in 2010, will not run either.
Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Republican".
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District 4
Republican David Lee Camp, who has represented the 4th district since 1993 and previously represented the 11th district from 1991 until 1994, will seek re-election. Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Republican".
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District 5
Democrat Dale Kildee, who has represented the 5th district since 2003 and previously represented the 9th district from 1993 until 2003 and the 7th district from 1977 until 1993, will retire rather than run for re-election in 2012. His nephew, former Genesee County treasurer Dan Kildee is running on the Democratic side. Former congressman Jim Barcia, Genesee County treasurer Deborah Cherry, former lieutenant governor John Cherry, union organizer David Crim, state senator John Gleason, and state representative Woodrow Stanley may run for the Democratic nomination.
Former state representative Jim Slezak will seek the Republican nominee. John Kupiec, who unsuccessfully challenged Kildee as the Republican nominee in 2010, may run again.
Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Democratic".
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District 6
Republican Fred Upton, who has represented the 6th district since 1993 and previously represented the 4th district from 1987 until 1993, will seek re-election. Former state senator Jack Hoogendyk, who unsuccessfully challenged Upton in the Republican primary in 2010, may run again. John Waltz, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Kentucky's 4th congressional district in 2010, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Upton.
Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Republican".
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District 7
In redistricting, the 7th district was made slightly more favorable to Republicans: McCain received less than one percentage point more of the vote in the 2008 presidential election in the newly-drawn district compared to the former district.
Republican Tim Walberg, who has represented the 7th district since January 2011 and previously served from 2007 until 2009, will seek re-election. Mike Stahly, a former member of the Potterville City Council, will challenge Walberg in the Republican primary.
Democrat Mark Schauer, who represented the 7th district from 2009 until 2011, no longer lives within its boundaries and will not run.
Roll Call rates the race as "Leans Republican".
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District 8
Republican Mike Rogers, who has represented the 8th district since 2001, will seek re-election. Lance Enderle, a former teacher and unsuccessful candidate for the 8th district in 2010, will seek the Democratic nomination.
Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Republican".
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District 9
In redistricting, the homes of Democratic Representatives Sander Levin and Gary Peters were drawn into the 9th district, which comprises mostly Macomb County but also includes a part of Oakland County.
Levin, who has represented the 12th district since 1993 and previously represented the 17th district from 1983 until 1993, will seek re-election here. Peters, who has represented the 9th district since 2009, will seek re-election in the redrawn 14th district. Allen James O'Neil, a businessman, will challenge Levin in the Democratic primary.
Don Volaric, a businessman who unsuccessfully challenged Levin as the Republican nominee in the 12th district in 2010, has formed an exploratory committee to run for the seat. Republican state representative Marty Knollenberg had planned to challenge Peters, but no longer lives in the redrawn 9th district.
Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Democratic".
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District 10
Republican Candice Miller, who has represented the 10th district since 2003, will seek re-election. Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Republican".
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District 11
In redistricting, the 11th district was made more favorable to Republicans: McCain received four percentage points more of the vote in the 2008 presidential election in the newly-drawn district compared to the former district, as a result of Republican-leaning areas of the 9th district being drawn into the new 11th.
Thad McCotter, who has represented the 11th district since 2003 and briefly sought the Republican presidential nomination, will seek re-election. Kerry Bentivolio, a war veteran and teacher; and state senator will also run for the Republican nomination. State representative Marty Knollenberg, whose home is in the new 11th district, had planned to run for Congress, but said in June 2011 that he would not challenge a Republican incumbent. Former state representative Rocky Raczkowski also will not run.
Canton Township board member Syed Taj will seek the Democratic nomination. Democrat Gary Peters, who has represented the 9th district since 2009 and would have to face fellow Democratic incumbent Sander Levin in order to win re-election there, will seek re-election in the 14th district.
Roll Call rates the race as "Likely Republican".
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District 12
Democrat John Dingell, who has represented the district since 2003 and previously from 1955 until 1965, and previously represented the 16th district from 1965 until 2003, will seek re-election here. Fellow Democrat Sander Levin, who has represented the 12th district since 1993 and previously represented the 17th district from 1983 until 1993, will seek re-election in the redrawn 9th district.
Roll Call rates the race as "Safe Democratic".
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District 13
Democrat John Conyers, who has represented the 14th district since 1993 and previously represented the 1st district from 1965 until 1993, will seek re-election in the new 13th district. Democrat Hansen Clarke, who was first elected to represent the 13th district in 2010, will instead run in the 14th district. State senator Glenn S. Anderson, attorney Godfrey Dillard, state representative , and state senator Bert Johnson will challenge Conyers for the Democratic nomination.
Roll Call rates the race as "Safe Democratic".
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District 14
Democrat Hansen Clarke, who was first elected to represent the 13th district in 2010, will seek re-election in the new 14th district. Democrat John Conyers, who has represented the 14th district since 1993 and previously represented the 1st district from 1965 until 1993, will instead run in the 13th district. The new 14th district crosses the traditional boundary of the 8 Mile Road (separating Detroit from Oakland County) in order to continue to have a majority of minority voters. A large part of the district is now outside of Detroit (it comprises approximately 40 percent Detroit, 40 percent Oakland County, and 20 percent Wayne County).
Southfield mayor Brenda Lawrence; and U.S. Representative Gary Peters, who has represented the 9th district since 2009, will challenge Clarke for the Democratic nomination. Prior to Conyers' decision to seek re-election elsewhere, state senator Bert Johnson had announced he would challenge Conyers in the Democratic primary. Other potential Democratic candidates include Geoffrey Feiger, an attorney and 1998 gubernatorial candidate; Southfield City Treasurer Irv Lowenberg; and state senator Buzz Thomas. State representative , who had planned to seek the seat, will not do so.
Roll Call rates the race as "Safe Democratic".
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District 15
As the 15th district will be eliminated, Democrat John Dingell, who has represented the district since 2003 and previously from 1955 until 1965, and previously represented the 16th district from 1965 until 2003, will seek re-election in the 12th district.
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