2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate in 33 other states and various state and local elections. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary election was April 19.^[1]

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
All 14 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 9 5 Seats won 9 5 Seat change Popular vote 2,243,402 2,193,980 Percentage 48.03% 46.97% Swing 0.55% 2.20%
Congressional district results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Results summary

Results of the 2016 House of Representatives elections in Michigan by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	144,334	40.1%	197,777	54.9%	13,386	3.7%	355,497	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	110,391	32.5%	212,508	62.6%	8,154	2.4%	331,053	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	128,400	37.5%	203,545	59.5%	10,420	3.0%	342,365	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	101,277	32.1%	194,572	61.6%	8,516	2.7%	304,365	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	195,279	61.2%	112,102	35.1%	7,006	2.2%	314,387	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 6	119,580	36.4%	193,259	58.7%	10,420	3.0%	323,259	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	134,010	40.0%	184,321	55.1%	16,476	4.9%	334,807	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	143,791	39.2%	205,629	56.0%	9,619	2.6%	359,039	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	199,661	57.9%	128,937	37.4%	9,563	2.8%	338,161	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	110,112	32.3%	215,132	63.1%	15,739	4.6%	340,983	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	152,461	40.2%	200,872	52.9%	16,610	4.4%	369,943	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	211,378	64.3%	96,104	29.3%	9,183	2.8%	316,665	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 13	198,771	77.1%	40,541	15.7%	9,648	3.7%	248,960	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	244,135	78.5%	58,103	18.7%	4,893	1.6%	307,131	100.00%	Democratic hold
Total	2,193,980	47.8%	2,243,402	48.9%	149,633	3.3%	4,587,015	100.00%

District 1

2016 Michigan's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Jack Bergman Lon Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 197,777 144,334 Percentage 54.9% 40.1%

County results Precinct results Bergman      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70–80% Johnson      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Benishek Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jack Bergman Republican

See also: Michigan's 1st congressional district

When Republican Dan Benishek first ran to represent Michigan's 1st congressional district in the 2010 elections, he pledged to serve no more than three terms. In March 2015, he decided to run for a fourth term as the district's representative.^[3] However, he changed his mind in September and decided not to seek re-election.^[4]

On June 24, Michigan Democratic Party chairman Lon Johnson declared his run for the seat.^[5] Former Democratic nominee Jerry Cannon also announced his candidacy.^[6] Republican state senator Tom Casperson announced his run in November 2015.^[7] Casperson was challenged in the Republican primary by former state legislator Jason Allen, who announced he was running in January 2016,^[8] and retired U.S. Marine Jack Bergman, who declared in March.^[9] In January 2016, Benishek endorsed Casperson's candidacy.^[10]

In the August 2 primary, Jack Bergman won the GOP nomination and Lon Johnson won the Democratic nomination.^[11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jack Bergman, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Allen, former state senator and candidate for this district in 2010
• Tom Casperson, state senator

Declined

• Dan Benishek, incumbent U.S. Representative^[12] (endorsed Casperson)^[13]

Endorsements

Tom Casperson

U.S. representatives

• Dan Benishek, incumbent U.S. representative for this district^[13]

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Bergman	33,632	38.6
	Republican	Tom Casperson	27,813	32.0
	Republican	Jason Allen	25,607	29.4
Total votes			87,052	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lon Johnson, former Michigan Democratic Party chairman

Eliminated in primary

• Jerry Cannon, retired Michigan Army National Guard Major General, former Kalkaska County Sheriff and nominee for this seat in 2014

Declined

• Scott Dianda, state representative^[15]

Endorsements

Lon Johnson

U.S. representatives

• Bart Stupak, former U.S. representative for this district (1993–2011)^[16]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lon Johnson	31,677	71.6
	Democratic	Jerry Cannon	12,539	28.4
Total votes			44,216	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Diane Bostow, Gwinn resident^[17][18]

General election

Debate

2016 Michigan's 1st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian	Green
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jack Bergman	Lon Johnson	Diane Bostow	Ellis Boal
1	Oct. 18, 2016	The Mining Journal Peter White Public Library		[19]	P	P	P	A

Endorsements

Lon Johnson (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Newspapers

• Detroit Free Press^[21]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[24]	Tilt R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP[26]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

Michigan's 1st congressional district, 2016^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Bergman	197,777	54.9
	Democratic	Lon Johnson	144,334	40.1
	Libertarian	Diane Bostow	13,386	3.7
	Green	Ellis Boal	4,774	1.3
Total votes			360,271	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2016 Michigan's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Bill Huizenga Dennis Murphy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 212,508 110,391 Percentage 62.6% 32.5%

County results Precinct results Huizenga:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Murphy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bill Huizenga Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga Republican

Republican incumbent Rep. Bill Huizenga ran for re-election. His Democratic opponent was Dennis Murphy, and his Libertarian opponent was Kentwood City Commissioner Erwin Haas.^[18][28][29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Huizenga, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	60,844	100.0
Total votes			60,844	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dennis Murphy, engineer

Results

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Murphy	26,498	100.0
Total votes			26,498	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Dennis Murphy (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	212,508	62.6
	Democratic	Dennis Murphy	110,391	32.5
	Libertarian	Erwin Haas	8,154	2.4
	Green	Matthew A. Brady	5,353	1.6
	Constitution	Ronald Graeser	2,904	0.9
	Independent	Joshua Arnold (write-in)	18	0.0
Total votes			339,328	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Michigan's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Justin Amash Douglas Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 203,545 128,400 Percentage 59.5% 37.5%

County results Precinct results Amash:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Gerrard:      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Justin Amash Republican Elected U.S. Representative Justin Amash Republican

Republican incumbent Rep. Justin Amash ran for re-election. His Democratic opponent was Douglas Smith.^[29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Justin Amash, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Amash (incumbent)	55,889	100.0
Total votes			55,889	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Douglas Smith

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Smith	20,352	100.0
Total votes			20,352	100.0

General election

Results

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Amash (incumbent)	203,545	59.5
	Democratic	Douglas Smith	128,400	37.5
	Constitution	Ted Gerrard	10,420	3.0
Total votes			342,365	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Michigan's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee John Moolenaar Debra Friedell Wirth Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,572 101,277 Percentage 61.6% 32.1%

County results Precinct results Moolenaar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Wirth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John Moolenaar Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Moolenaar Republican

Republican incumbent Rep. John Moolenaar ran for re-election. His Libertarian opponent was Leonard Schwartz. Keith Butkovich was the candidate for the Natural Law Party, George Zimmer for the U.S. Taxpayers Party and George Salvi for the Green Party.^[18] There was no Democratic opponent on the August primary ballot, but Debra Wirth launched a successful write-in campaign to be the Democratic nominee for the November election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Moolenaar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moolenaar (incumbent)	57,886	100.0
Total votes			57,886	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Debra Friedell Wirth, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012 (write-in)

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Wirth (write-in)	2,013	100.0
Total votes			2,013	100.0

General election

Results

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moolenaar (incumbent)	194,572	61.6
	Democratic	Debra Wirth	101,277	32.1
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	8,516	2.7
	Constitution	George M. Zimmer	5,595	1.8
	Green	Jordan Salvi	3,953	1.2
	Natural Law	Keith Butkovich	1,838	0.6
Total votes			315,751	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2016 Michigan's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Dan Kildee Allen Hardwick Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,279 112,102 Percentage 61.2% 35.1%

County results Precinct results Kildee:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hardwick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Kildee Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dan Kildee Democratic

Democratic incumbent Rep. Dan Kildee ran for re-election. His Republican opponent was Al Hardwick.^[29]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Kildee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	59,090	100.0
Total votes			59,090	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Allen Hardwick, computer repairman and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al Hardwick	18,246	100.0
Total votes			18,246	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Steve Sluka^[18]

General election

Endorsements

Dan Kildee (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	195,279	61.2
	Republican	Al Hardwick	112,102	35.1
	Libertarian	Steve Sluka	7,006	2.2
	Green	Harley Mikkelson	4,904	1.5
Total votes			319,291	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2016 Michigan's 6th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Fred Upton Paul Clements Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,259 119,980 Percentage 58.6% 36.5%

County results Precinct results Upton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Clements:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Fred Upton Republican Elected U.S. Representative Fred Upton Republican

See also: Michigan's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Fred Upton sought re-election to his House seat. His Democratic challenger in 2014, Paul Clements, ran again.^[30]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Fred Upton, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Upton (incumbent)	49,733	100.0
Total votes			49,733	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Clements, political science professor and nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Clements	21,622	100.0
Total votes			21,622	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Lorence Wenke, former state representative^[17][31][18]

General election

Endorsements

Paul Clements (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[24]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[26]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Michigan's 6th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Upton (incumbent)	193,259	58.6
	Democratic	Paul Clements	119,980	36.5
	Libertarian	Lorence Wenke	16,248	4.9
	Independent	Richard Miller Overton (write-in)	78	0.0
Total votes			329,565	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Michigan's 7th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Tim Walberg Gretchen Driskell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,321 134,010 Percentage 55.1% 40.0%

County results Precinct results Walberg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Driskell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tim Walberg Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tim Walberg Republican

See also: Michigan's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in Southern Michigan. The incumbent was Republican Tim Walberg, who had represented the district since 2011 and previously represented the district from 2007 to 2009. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014, and the district has a PVI of R+3. Walberg was challenged by Doug North.^[32] Democratic state representative Gretchen Driskell, the former mayor of Saline, announced that she would run against Walberg in 2016,^[33] as would Libertarian Ken Proctor.^[18] Walberg won the Republican nomination.^[34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Walberg, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Doug North

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Walberg (incumbent)	43,120	75.2
	Republican	Doug North	14,247	24.8
Total votes			57,367	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gretchen Driskell, state representative

Declined

• Pam Byrnes, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2014^[35]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gretchen Driskell	25,611	100.0
Total votes			25,611	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Ken Proctor^[18]

General election

Endorsements

Gretchen Driskell (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[36]

Newspapers

• Detroit Free Press^[21]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Walberg (R)	Gretchen Driskell (D)	Undecided
Harper Polling (R)[37]	September 12–13, 2015	404	± 5.0%	49%	32%	20%
IMP/Revsix/Change Media[38]	March 13–16, 2015	422	± 5.0%	37%	42%	21%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[24]	Likely R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP[26]	Lean R	October 31, 2016

Results

Michigan's 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Walberg (incumbent)	184,321	55.1
	Democratic	Gretchen Driskell	134,010	40.0
	Libertarian	Ken Proctor	16,476	4.9
Total votes			334,807	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2016 Michigan's 8th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Mike Bishop Suzanna Shkreli Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 205,629 143,791 Percentage 56.0% 39.2%

County results Precinct results Bishop:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Shkreli:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Bishop Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Bishop Republican

See also: Michigan's 8th congressional district

Freshman Republican incumbent Mike Bishop ran for re-election. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bishop (incumbent)	56,424	100.0
Total votes			56,424	100.0

Democratic primary

Two candidates were originally slated to face each other in the Democratic primary. They were former actress Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie) and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild, and Linda Keefe.^[29]

Gilbert withdrew from the race in May 2016 due to health issues, and at that time Keefe did not appear to have collected enough valid petition signatures to be placed on the ballot.^[39]

On July 6, 2016, Democrats introduced 29-year-old Suzanna Shkreli, an Assistant Macomb County Prosecutor to be the party's nominee.^[40] At the time of Shkreli's announcement, it was still unclear if Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson would allow Gilbert to be removed from the ballot. Johnson said that the Office of the Secretary of State would not make a ruling until after the state's August 2 primary.^[41] Gilbert's name remained on the ballot.

On August 2, Gilbert received the most votes in the Democratic primary, receiving 28,810 votes, despite previously announcing her withdrawal from the race. Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon said the day after that the party would begin the process to remove Gilbert from the November ballot and replace her with Shkreli within 48 hours.^[42] Bishop's campaign described Gilbert's attempt to be removed from the ballot as unprecedented. A Democratic campaign spokesman said they had retained legal counsel for the process.^[42]

The Michigan state elections director said that Gilbert's name could be removed from the ballot in the general election.^[43] On August 22, 2016, the state board of canvassers allowed Gilbert's name to be replaced on the November ballot with that of Shkreli.^[44]

Nominee

• Suzanna Shkreli, Assistant Macomb County Prosecutor

Failed to qualify

• Linda Keefe, former Windsor Township Clerk (disqualified from primary ballot for lack of signatures)^[45]

Withdrawn

• Melissa Gilbert, actress and former president of the Screen Actors Guild

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Gilbert	28,810	100.0
Total votes			28,810	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Jeff Wood^[18]

General election

Endorsements

Suzanna Shkreli (D)

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[36]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[24]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
RCP[26]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample> size	Margin of error	Mike Bishop (R)	Suzanna Shkreli (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Bishop/NRCC)[46]	September 10–12, 2016	400	± 4.9%	53%	34%	—

Results

Michigan's 8th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bishop (incumbent)	205,629	56.0
	Democratic	Suzanna Shkreli	143,791	39.2
	Libertarian	Jeff Wood	9,619	2.6
	Green	Maria Green	5,679	1.6
	Natural Law	Jeremy Burgess	2,250	0.6
Total votes			366,968	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2016 Michigan's 9th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Sander Levin Christopher Morse Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 199,661 128,937 Percentage 57.9% 37.4%

County results Precinct results Levin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Morse:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Sander Levin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sander Levin Democratic

Democratic incumbent Rep. Sander Levin ran for re-election. His Republican challenger was Christopher Morse, and his Libertarian opponent was Matt Orlando.^[17][29][18]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sander Levin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sander Levin (incumbent)	48,393	100.0
Total votes			48,393	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christopher Morse

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Morse	32,964	100.0
Total votes			32,964	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Matthew Orlando^[17][18]

General election

Endorsements

Sander Levin (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sander Levin (incumbent)	199,661	57.9
	Republican	Christopher Morse	128,937	37.4
	Libertarian	Matthew Orlando	9,563	2.8
	Green	John V. McDermott	6,614	1.9
Total votes			344,775	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2016 Michigan's 10th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Paul Mitchell Frank Acavitti, Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 215,132 110,112 Percentage 63.1% 32.3%

County results Precinct results Mitchell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Acavitti:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Candice Miller Republican Elected U.S. Representative Paul Mitchell Republican

See also: Michigan's 10th congressional district

Republican incumbent Candice Miller, who had represented the 10th district since 2003, did not run for reelection.^[47] State representative Tony Forlini,^[48] State Senator Phil Pavlov, businessman Paul Mitchell, former state senator Alan Sanborn, and retired military veteran David VanAssche were seeking the Republican nomination to succeed Miller.^[49] State Senator Jack Brandenburg considered entering the race, but declared in January 2016 that he would not run.^[50][51] Paul Mitchell won the Republican nomination.^[34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Mitchell, businessman^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Forlini, state representative
• Phil Pavlov, state senator
• Alan Sanborn, former state senator
• David VanAssche

Withdrew

• Michael Flynn, Shelby Township Treasurer^[52][53]

Results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Mitchell	30,114	38.0
	Republican	Phil Pavlov	22,018	27.8
	Republican	Alan Sanborn	12,640	15.9
	Republican	Tony Forlini	7,888	9.9
	Republican	David VanAssche	6,690	8.4
Total votes			79,350	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Acavitti Jr.

Results

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Acavitti, Jr.	20,710	100.0
Total votes			20,710	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Lisa Gioia^[17][18]

General election

Endorsements

Frank Accavitti, Jr. (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 10th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Mitchell	215,132	63.1
	Democratic	Frank Accavitti, Jr.	110,112	32.3
	Libertarian	Lisa Lane Gioia	10,612	3.1
	Green	Benjamin Nofs	5,127	1.5
Total votes			340,983	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2016 Michigan's 11th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Dave Trott Anil Kumar Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,872 152,461 Percentage 52.9% 40.2%

County results Precinct results Trott:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kumar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Dave Trott Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dave Trott Republican

See also: Michigan's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is located northwest of Detroit. The incumbent was Republican Dave Trott, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected in 2014, winning the general election with 55.9% of the vote. He ran for re-election. Anil Kumar was his Democratic opponent, and Jonathan Osment was his Libertarian opponent.^[17][18] Kerry Bentivolio, who represented the 11th District from 2013 to 2015 and lost to Trott in the 2014 Republican primary, announced on July 21, 2016, that he planned to seek the seat as an independent after losing to Osment in the Libertarian convention.^[54]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Trott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Trott (incumbent)	51,221	100.0
Total votes			51,221	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anil Kumar, physician

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anil Kumar	29,349	100.0
Total votes			29,349	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Jonathan Osment^[17][18]

Independent

• Kerry Bentivolio, former U.S. Representative^[54]

General election

Endorsements

Anil Kumar (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

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

District 12

2016 Michigan's 12th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Debbie Dingell Jeff Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 211,378 96,104 Percentage 64.3% 29.3%

County results Precinct results Dingell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      40–50%      50–60% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Debbie Dingell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell Democratic

Democratic first term congresswoman Debbie Dingell ran for re-election and was unopposed in the primary. Jeff Jones was the Republican challenger, a Taylor resident, a former independent United States Senate candidate in 2014.^[55] Also running was Tom Bagwell of Wyandotte, libertarian activist and former Ypsilanti Township Park Commissioner who won the Libertarian Party nomination for District 12 on May 14, 2016, in Lansing, Michigan.^[56]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Debbie Dingell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell (incumbent)	55,046	100.0
Total votes			55,046	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Jones

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Jones	15,115	100.0
Total votes			15,115	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Tom Bagwell^[17][57][18]

General election

Endorsements

Debbie Dingell (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

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

District 13

2016 Michigan's 13th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 (special) →

Nominee John Conyers Jeff Gorman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,771 40,541 Percentage 77.1% 15.7%

Precinct results Conyers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Gorman:      40–50%      50–60%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election John Conyers Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Conyers Democratic

See also: Michigan's 13th congressional district

John Conyers, a Democrat, the incumbent representative in the 13th district, had served 26 terms in Congress and was the Dean of the United States House of Representatives. Detroit and City Clerk Janice Winfrey ran against Conyers in the Democratic Party primary election.^[58] Jeff Gorman ran on the Republican side, and Tiffany Hayden ran on the Libertarian side.^[17][29][18] Conyers won the nomination.^[59]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Conyers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Defeated in primary

• Janice Winfrey, Detroit city clerk

Failed to qualify

• Kenneth Garner

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Conyers (incumbent)	30,971	60.8
	Democratic	Janice Winfrey	19,965	39.2
Total votes			50,936	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Gorman

Results

Republican primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Gorman	4,894	100.0
Total votes			4,894	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Tiffany Hayden^[17][18]

General election

Endorsements

John Conyers (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 13th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Conyers (incumbent)	198,771	77.1
	Republican	Jeff Gorman	40,541	15.7
	Libertarian	Tiffany Hayden	9,648	3.8
	Working Class	Sam Johnson	8,835	3.4
	Independent	Clyde Darnell Lynch (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			257,797	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2016 Michigan's 14th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Brenda Lawrence Howard Klausner Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 244,135 58,103 Percentage 78.5% 18.7%

County results Precinct results Lawrence:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Klausner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Brenda Lawrence Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brenda Lawrence Democratic

Democratic incumbent Rep. Brenda Lawrence sought re-election and had two Democratic challengers, Terrance Morrison and Vanessa Moss. Lawrence won the Democratic nomination.^[60] The Republican candidate was Howard Klausner and the Libertarian candidate was Gregory Creswell.^[29][18]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brenda Lawrence, incumbent U.S. Representative

Defeated in primary

• Terrance Morrison
• Vanessa Moss

Results

Democratic primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Lawrence (incumbent)	55,544	87.4
	Democratic	Vanessa Moss	5,253	8.3
	Democratic	Terrance Morrison	2,770	3.6
Total votes			63,567	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Howard Klausner

Results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Klausner	10,964	100.0
Total votes			10,964	100.0

Libertarian convention

Nominated

• Gregory Creswell^[18]

General election

Endorsements

Brenda Lawrence (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[20]

Results

Michigan's 14th congressional district, 2016 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Lawrence (incumbent)	244,135	78.5
	Republican	Howard Klausner	58,103	18.7
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	4,893	1.6
	Green	Marcia Squier	3,843	1.2
Total votes			310,974	100.0
	Democratic hold

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External links

• U.S. House elections in Michigan, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Candidate and Committee Viewer at Federal Election Commission