Michigan's 11th congressional district

Michigan's 11th congressional district
	Michigan's 11th congressional district since January 3, 2013
	Haley Stevens; D–Rochester Hills
Population (2018)	733,920
Median income	$84,954[1]
Ethnicity	82.2% white; 7.6% Asian; 5.0% black; 3.1% Hispanic; 0.2% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+4[2]

Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district northwest of Detroit, comprising portions of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties. 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 2003. Population growth in the Detroit suburbs resulted in redistricting to create a new district in that region, even as Michigan lost a district overall after the census.

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.

Politics

The area that the 11th now covers has historically been strongly Republican. Since the 1990s it has become a swing district, with just a slight Republican lean. Voters have frequently continued to support Republicans in House races.

Major cities

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Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2018	Senate	Stabenow 51 - 48%
2018	Governor	Whitmer 52 - 46%
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	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Seth C. Moffatt	Republican	March 4, 1885 – December 22, 1887	49th 50th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		December 22, 1887 – February 14, 1888	50th
Henry W. Seymour	Republican	February 14, 1888 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected to finish Moffatt's term. Lost re-election.
Samuel M. Stephenson	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 12th district.
John Avery	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
William S. Mesick	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Archibald B. Darragh	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909	57th 58th 59th 60th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Francis H. Dodds	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Francis O. Lindquist	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Frank D. Scott	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Frank P. Bohn	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Prentiss M. Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – November 18, 1936	73rd 74th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant		November 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937	74th
John F. Luecke	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Fred Bradley	Republican	January 3, 1939 – May 24, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		May 24, 1947 – August 26, 1947	80th
Charles E. Potter	Republican	August 26, 1947 – November 4, 1952	80th 81st 82nd	Elected to finish Bradley's term. Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant		November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1953	82nd
Victor A. Knox	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Raymond F. Clevenger	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Philip Ruppe	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Robert W. Davis	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Joe Knollenberg	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district.
Thad McCotter	Republican	January 3, 2003 – July 6, 2012	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	[data unknown/missing] Failed to qualify for renomination and then resigned.
Vacant		July 6, 2012 – November 13, 2012	112th
David Curson	Democratic	November 13, 2012 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected to finish McCotter's term. Retired.
Kerry Bentivolio	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	113th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Dave Trott	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019	114th 115th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Haley Stevens	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th	Elected in 2018.

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003

2003 - 2013

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Notes

"My Congressional District".
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Spangler, Todd (2012-07-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120706/NEWS06/120706063/thad-mccotter-resigns-citing-nightmarish-circumstances "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at )
Staff (2012). [?url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/vacancies.aspx "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at )
Gray, Kathleen (2012-11-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20121107/NEWS05/121107050/David-Curson-Kerry-Bentivolio-Thad-McCotter "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at )
Tierney, Christine (2012-11-14). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

References

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.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[resigned-3] Spangler, Todd (2012-07-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120706/NEWS06/120706063/thad-mccotter-resigns-citing-nightmarish-circumstances "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at )

[clerk-4] Staff (2012). [?url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/vacancies.aspx "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at )

[election-5] Gray, Kathleen (2012-11-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20121107/NEWS05/121107050/David-Curson-Kerry-Bentivolio-Thad-McCotter "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) (Archived by WebCite at )

[sworn-6] Tierney, Christine (2012-11-14). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)