Michigan's 9th congressional district

Michigan's 9th congressional district
Michigan's 9th congressional district
	Michigan's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Sander Levin; D–Royal Oak
Population (2010)	705,975
Ethnicity	82.0% White; 10.0% Black; 3.4% Asian; 2.1% Hispanic; 0.3% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+5

Michigan's 9th congressional district used to be contained within Oakland County in the southeast areas of the state of Michigan and encompassed most of the county. The district area has changed significantly in the 2012 redistricting, now south and east of the previous district borders. The district now includes the communities of Warren, Bloomfield and Sterling Heights.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Obama 57 - 42%
2008	President	Obama 56 - 43%
2004	President	Bush 51 - 49%
2000	President	Bush 51 - 47%
1996	President	Clinton 46 - 43%
1992	President	Clinton 44 - 35%

History

The 9th congressional district is largely a successor of the old 11th congressional district, at least since Joe Knollenberg was the representative of both. The old 9th district's representative Dale Kildee now represents Michigan's 5th congressional district.

The only areas that survived in the 9th congressional district across the 2002 redistricting were Pontiac, Waterford, Auburn Hills, some of Orion Township, Oakland Township, Rochester and Rochester Hills. The 9th congressional district was for all intents and purposes the one eliminated by the 2012 redistricting. Portions of it were reassigned to 4 different congressional districts, all of which largely preserved other former districts.

The district from 1992-2002 was largely based in Pontiac and Flint, Michigan, with the strong Democrat voting record in these places compensating for the largely Republican leaning of most of the rest of the district's area.

Prior to 1992 the 9th congressional district did not overlap at all with the one that existed after 1992. It largely corresponded to the later Michigan's 2nd congressional district, covering most of the west coast counties starting with Muskegon and taking in a portion of Grand Traverse County. It also included about half of Ottawa County, Montcalm County, half of Ionia County, and two eastern townships of Kent County, Michigan.

Sander Levin has announced that he will be running for re-election in 2014.^[1] George Brikho, the only Republican candidate in the 2014 election, has been criticized for suggesting Adolf Hitler was a better leader than Hillary Clinton.^[2]

Cities and townships

Cities

Townships

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1873
Jay A. Hubbell	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1883	43rd-47th
Byron M. Cutcheon	Republican	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1891	48th-51st
Harrison H. Wheeler	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	52nd
John W. Moon	Republican	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895	53rd
Roswell P. Bishop	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1907	54th-59th
James C. McLaughlin ^[3]	Republican	March 4, 1907 - November 29, 1932	60th-72nd	Died
Vacant		November 29, 1932 – March 4, 1933	72nd
Harry W. Musselwhite	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935	73rd
Albert J. Engel	Republican	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1951	74th-81st
Ruth Thompson	Republican	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1957	82nd-84th
Robert P. Griffin ^[4]	Republican	January 3, 1957 - May 11, 1966	85th-89th	Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate
Vacant		May 11, 1966 – November 8, 1966	89th
Guy Vander Jagt ^[4]	Republican	November 8, 1966 - January 3, 1993	89th-102nd
Dale Kildee ^[5]	Democratic	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003	103rd-107th	Redistricted from the 7th district, Redistricted to the 5th district
Joe Knollenberg	Republican	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009	108th-110th	Redistricted from the 11th district
Gary Peters	Democratic	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2013	111th-112th	Redistricted to the 14th district
Sander M. Levin	Democratic	January 3, 2013 -	113th-	Redistricted from the 12th district

Elections

House Election 2012: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sander Levin (incumbent)	208,846	61.9%	+1
	Republican	Don Volaric	114,760	34%	−1%
	Libertarian	Jim Fulner	6,100	1.8%	N/A
	Green	Julia Williams	4,708	1.4%	N/A
	Independent	Les Townsend	2,902	0.9%	N/A
Majority			208,846	61.9%	+1
Turnout			337,316

House Election 2010: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Peters (incumbent)	125,730	49.8%	−2.2%
	Republican	Rocky Raczkowski	119,325	47.2%	+4.2%
	Libertarian	Adam Goodman	2,601	1.0%	−0.4%
	Green	Douglas Campbell	2,484	1.0%	−0.4%
	Independent	Bob Gray	1,866	0.7%	N/A
	Independent	Matthew Kuofie	644	0.3%	N/A
Plurality			125,730	49.8%
Turnout			252,650

House Election 2008: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Peters	184,098	52%	+6%
	Republican	Joe Knollenberg (incumbent)	150,574	43%	−9%
	Independent	Jack Kevorkian	9,047	2.6%	+2.6%
	Libertarian	Adam Goodman	4,937	1.4%	+0.4%
	Green	Douglas Campbell	4,800	1.4%	+0.4%
Majority			184,098	52%
Turnout			353,456

House Election 2006: Michigan's 9th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Knollenberg (incumbent)	142,279	52%
	Democratic	Nancy Skinner	127,651	46%
	Libertarian	Adam Goodman	3,698	1%
	Green	Abel	2,466	1%
Majority			14,628	6%
Turnout			276,094

Historical district boundaries

Notes

^ http://ballotpedia.org/Michigan%27s_9th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014
^ http://www.dailypaul.com/316454/george-brikho-thinks-hitler-is-a-better-person-than-hillary-clinton-brikho-is-running-for-us-congress-in-michigan
^ James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
^ ^a ^b Robert P. Griffin resigned on May 10, 1966, to be appointed the following day to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara; Guy Vander Jagt was elected simultaneously in a special election November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term in the 89th and for a full term in the 90th Congress.
^ Dale Kildee now represents the 5th District.

District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.

References

Gary Peters's webpage
Govtrack.us for the 9th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] ttp://ballotpedia.org/Michigan%27s_9th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014

[2] ttp://www.dailypaul.com/316454/george-brikho-thinks-hitler-is-a-better-person-than-hillary-clinton-brikho-is-running-for-us-congress-in-michigan

[McLaughlin-3] James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.

[Griffin-4] Robert P. Griffin resigned on May 10, 1966, to be appointed the following day to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara; Guy Vander Jagt was elected simultaneously in a special election November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term in the 89th and for a full term in the 90th Congress.

[Kildee-5] Dale Kildee now represents the 5th District.

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