2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 1

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan by district:{{cite web|last=Haas|first=Karen L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=November 12, 2019|date=June 3, 2011}}

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{{see also|Michigan's 1st congressional district}}

In 2010, the 1st district included Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie. The district's population was 93 percent white (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 18 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $40,243.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/1|title=Michigan 1st District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 50 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 48 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-01.html|title=Michigan – 1st District|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=January 3, 2014|work=Roll Call}} In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+3.

Democrat Bart Stupak, who took office in 1993, was the incumbent. Stupak was re-elected in 2008 with 65 percent of the vote. In 2010 Stupak retired rather than seeking re-election. The candidates in the general election were Democratic nominee Gary McDowell, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives; Republican nominee Dan Benishek, a physician; Green Party nominee Ellis Boal, a former Charlevoix County commissioner and prosecutor; U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Patrick Lambert, a shift supervisor at Kalitta Air; Libertarian Party nominee Keith Shelton, a sports reporter; and independent candidate Glenn Wilson, the owner of an Internet service provider.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2010/10/six_vying_for_1st_congressiona.html|title=Six vying for 1st Congressional seat after Bart Stupak's retirement|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=January 3, 2014|work=The Bay City Times|first=David|last=Veselenak}} Lonnie Lee Snyder had intended to run as a Tea Party candidate, but was found ineligible to do so in August 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41636.html|title=No Michigan ballot slot for 'Tea Party'|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2014|work=Politico|first=Kasie|last=Hunt}}

McDowell ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, as Mike Prusi, a member of the Michigan Senate, announced in April 2010 that he would not run;{{cite web|url=http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=444959|title=Prusi says no|date=April 16, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|publisher=UpNorthLive.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610004254/http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=444959|archive-date=June 10, 2010|url-status=dead}} and Matt Gillard, a former member of the state House of Representatives;{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com//news/stories/0510/37123.html|title=Dem clears primary for Stupak seat|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2014|work=Politico|first=Alexander|last=Burns|author-link=Alex Burns (journalist)}} Connie Saltonstall, a former county official; and Joel Sheltrown, a member of the state House of Representatives,{{cite web|url=http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2010-05-03/linda-goldthorpe_24152216|title=Sheltrown withdraws from race to replace Stupak|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|work=Petoskey News|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222153118/http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2010-05-03/linda-goldthorpe_24152216|url-status=dead}} ended their campaigns in May 2010. Jason Allen, a member of the state Senate; Patrick Donlon, a businessman; Don Hooper, the owner of a trucking business; and Tom Stillings, a steel industry sales representative, also sought the Republican nomination.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/cheeks_kilpatrick_one_of_sever.html|title=Kilpatrick one of several congressional candidates facing crowded primary in Michigan|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2014|work=MLive.com}} Linda Goldthorpe, a lawyer, suspended her campaign in July 2010; however her name remained on the Republican primary ballot.{{cite web|url=http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/article_d5564f20-8f80-11df-af0d-001cc4c002e0.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100717043857/http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/article_d5564f20-8f80-11df-af0d-001cc4c002e0.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2010|title=Goldthorpe 'suspends' campaign|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|work=Petoskey News-Review|first=Brandon|last=Hubbard}} Dennis Lennox, the Cheboygan County drain commissioner, ended his campaign for the Republican nomination in March 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/4684/lennox-drops-house-bid-against-stupak-backs-benishek|title=Lennox Drops House Bid Against Stupak, Backs Benishek|date=March 30, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|work=National Review|first=Jim|last=Geraghty|author-link=Jim Geraghty}} Jim Barcia, a former U.S. Representative;{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_113/-45025-1.html|title=Democrats: Stupak Move Doesn't Signal Rush for Exits|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|work=Roll Call|first1=Tory|last1=Newmyer|first2=Emily|last2=Cadei|page=3}} and Kevin Elsenheimer, the leader of the Republican Party in the state House of Representatives,{{cite web|url=http://www.ocala.com/article/20100413/ARTICLES/100419904|title=Elsenheimer decides against run for Stupak seat|date=April 13, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010|work=Star-Banner|first=Kathy Barks|last=Hoffman}} both said in April 2010 they would not run. A poll conducted by Practical Political Consulting and released in July 2010, with a sample size of 140, found Benishek leading with 21 percent followed by Allen with 19 percent; Donlon, Goldthorpe, Hooper and Stillings each had the support of less than 2 percent of respondents, while around 55 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2010-07-13/benishek_24151274|title=Poll: Benishek, Allen even in battle for GOP nomination|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2014|work=Petoskey News|first=Brandon|last=Hubbard}}

McDowell raised $838,208 and spent $838,160. Benishek raised $1,379,311 and spent $1,343,624. Wilson raised $127,237 and spent $118,276.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI01&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 01 Race|access-date=January 4, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Allen raised $379,899 and spent $379,979.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032277&cycle=2010|title=Jason Allen (R)|access-date=January 4, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Goldthorpe raised $9,244 and spent $5,410.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030019&cycle=2010|title=Linda J. Goldthorpe (R)|access-date=January 4, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

A poll of 1,016 registered voters, conducted in August 2010 by We Ask America, found Benishek leading with 45 percent to McDowell's 29 percent, while 27 percent chose "Other/Unsure".{{cite web|url=http://weaskamerica.com/2010/08/25/mash-up-in-michigan/|title=Mash-up in Michigan|date=August 25, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2014|publisher=We Ask America|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221054940/http://weaskamerica.com/2010/08/25/mash-up-in-michigan/|archive-date=February 21, 2014|url-status=dead}} In a poll of 406 likely voters by TargetPoint Consulting, conducted for Benishek's campaign between August 31 and September 1, 2010, Benishek led McDowell by 39 percent to 25 percent when the names of Wilson and Snyder were also given, and by 54 percent to 31 percent when Benishek and McDowell were the only names offered.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926023330/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/09/mcdowell-poll-shows-a-tied-rac.html|url=http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/09/mcdowell-poll-shows-a-tied-rac.html|title=Michigan: McDowell Poll Shows a Tied Race|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=September 26, 2010|first=Tricia|last=Miller|work=CQ Politics}} A poll of 400 likely voters conducted by Hill Research Associates for the National Republican Congressional Committee between September 19 and September 21, 2010, found Benishek leading with 40 percent to McDowell's 24 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003094433/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/09/starting_lineup_23.php|url=http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/09/starting_lineup_23.php|title=Starting Lineup: Midwest Trouble For House Dems|date=September 29, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=October 3, 2010|work=National Journal|first=Jeremy P.|last=Jacobs}} In a poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for McDowell's campaign, conducted on September 21 and 22, 2010, with a sample size of 505 likely voters, Benishek led with 41 percent while McDowell received 38 percent, Wilson received 12 percent and 9 percent were undecided. A poll of 401 likely voters published by The Hill, conducted between October 2 and 7, 2010, 42 percent of respondents supported Benishek while 39 percent favored McDowell and 18 percent were undecided.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019045032/http://thehill.com/house-polls/thehill-poll-week-2/123973-district-by-district-michigan|url=http://thehill.com/house-polls/thehill-poll-week-2/123973-district-by-district-michigan|title=District by district – Michigan|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2010|work=The Hill}} In a poll of 400 likely voters by EPIC/MRA, conducted on October 17 and 18, 2010, Benishek led with 42 percent to McDowell's 40 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104211023/http://www.freep.com/article/20101025/NEWS15/10250411/1320/Battle-for-Stupaks-seat-is-a-nail-biter|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20101025/NEWS15/10250411/1320/Battle-for-Stupaks-seat-is-a-nail-biter|title=Battle for Stupak's seat is a nail-biter|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=November 4, 2010|work=Detroit Free Press|first=Todd|last=Spangler}} Though Benishek won the Republican primary by a margin of only 15 votes, Allen, who placed second, chose not to seek a recount.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41107.html|title=Allen won't request recount against Benishek|date=August 16, 2010|access-date=February 27, 2010|work=Politico|first=Kasie|last=Hunt}}

Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Republican". In October 2010 The Cook Political Report and CQ Politics rated the race as "Leans Republican". In November 2010 The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as "Toss-up/Tilt Republican". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Benishek an 88 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 52 percent of the vote to McDowell's 45 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/1|title=Michigan 1st District|access-date=January 5, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Benishek was elected with 52 percent of the vote to McDowell's 41 percent. Benishek was re-elected in 2012, again against McDowell,{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/election_results_2012_dan_beni.html|title=Election results 2012: U.S. Rep. Benishek declares victory in Michigan race separated by 2,300 votes|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 5, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Jonathan|last=Oosting}} and in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/dan-benishek-midterm-election-results_n_5896706.html|title=Dan Benishek Defeats Jerry Cannon In Michigan Midterm Election|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=The Huffington Post|first=Paige|last=Lavender}}

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|candidate = Gary McDowell

|votes = 94,824

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|candidate = Glenn Wilson

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|candidate = Patrick Lambert

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|candidate = Keith Shelton

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File:Bill Huizenga, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 2nd district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 2nd congressional district}}

The 2nd district included Holland, Muskegon and Norton Shores. The district's population was 86 percent white and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 21 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $47,736.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/2|title=Michigan 2nd District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election, the district gave 51 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 47 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-02.html|title=Michigan – 2nd District|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Republican Pete Hoekstra, who took office in 1993, was the incumbent. Hoekstra was re-elected in 2008 with 62 percent of the vote. In 2010, Hoekstra ran for Governor of Michigan rather than seeking re-election. The candidates in the general election were Republican nominee Bill Huizenga, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives; Democratic nominee Fred Johnson, an associate professor of history at Hope College; Green Party nominee Lloyd Clarke, a former United Auto Workers representative;{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/opinion/index.ssf/2010/10/five_seek_2nd_congressional_po.html|title=Five seek 2nd Congressional post long held by Peter Hoekstra|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=MLive.com}} Libertarian Party nominee Joseph Gillotte, the founder and owner of Presort Services Inc.;{{cite web|url=http://www.wvgazette.com/ap/ApPolitics/201011020269|title=Bio sketches of Michigan congressional candidates|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=Charleston Gazette-Mail|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201230631/http://www.wvgazette.com/ap/ApPolitics/201011020269|url-status=dead}} and U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Ronald Graeser, a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Bill Cooper, a small business owner; Wayne Kuipers, a member of the Michigan Senate; Chris Larson, a member of the Ferrysburg city council; Field Reichardt, the president of the Organic Olive Oil Co., Jay Riemersma, a former American football player; and Ted Schendel, a retired police officer, also sought the Republican nomination.{{cite web|url=http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/incoming-feed/99922584.html|title=Bio sketches of Michigan congressional candidates|date=August 5, 2010|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=WVEC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201135826/http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/incoming-feed/99922584.html|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}} Jeff Wincel, the owner of a consulting firm, sought the Republican nomination but ended his campaign in April 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollandsentinel.com/x57951335/Wincel-drops-out-of-Congressional-race|title=Wincel drops out of Congressional race|date=April 15, 2010|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=The Holland Sentinel}} In a poll of 335 likely Republican voters, conducted between July 26 and 28, 2010, by The Grand Rapids Press, 25 percent of respondents favored Riemersma, while 15 percent favored Cooper, the same percentage favored Huizenga, 13 percent favored Kuipers, and 30 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/08/press_poll_shows_jay_riemersma.html|title=Press poll shows Jay Riemersma leading Republican field to succeed Pete Hoekstra, but 2nd District race remains too close to call|date=August 1, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=The Grand Rapids Press|first=Ted|last=Roelofs}} After the primary Huizenga led Riemersma by less than 700 votes; however Riemersma released a statement saying he would not seek a recount.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/michigans_riemersma_no_recount-65152-1.html|title=Michigan's Riemersma: No Recount|date=August 5, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=Roll Call}} Nicolette McClure, a Lake County commissioner, also sought the Democratic nomination.

Huizenga raised $684,347 and spent $634,952. Johnson raised $125,474 and spent $119,305.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI02&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 02 Race|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Cooper raised $310,497 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030937&cycle=2010|title=William C. Cooper (R)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Kuipers raised $232,223 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031328&cycle=2010|title=Wayne Kuipers (R)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Reichardt raised $151,160 and spent $151,064.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031935&cycle=2010|title=John Field Reichardt (R)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Riemersma raised $917,362 and spent $915,037.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030794&cycle=2010|title=Allen Jay Riemersma (R)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Schendel raised $6,451 and spent $6,651.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031936&cycle=2010|title=Edward Ted Schendel (R)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Wincel raised $14,185 and spent $14,044.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031937&cycle=2010|title=Jeff Wincel (R)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} McClure raised $20,856 and spent $19,429.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031752&cycle=2010|title=Nicolette McClure (D)|access-date=January 6, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

Prior to the election, FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Huizenga a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 63 percent of the vote to Johnson's 34 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/2|title=Michigan 2nd District|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Huizenga was elected with 65 percent of the vote to Johnson's 32 percent. Huizenga was re-elected in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.hollandsentinel.com/x303005708/Rep-Bill-Huizenga-wins-re-election|title=Rep. Bill Huizenga wins re-election|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=The Holland Sentinel}} and 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/bill-huizenga-midterm-election-results_n_5896728.html|title=Bill Huizenga Defeats Dean Vanderstelt In 2014 Michigan Election|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=The Huffington Post|first=Paige|last=Lavender}}

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|votes = 27,041

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|candidate = Jay Riemersma

|votes = 26,378

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|candidate = Wayne Kuipers

|votes = 23,226

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|candidate = Bill Cooper

|votes = 20,584

|percentage = 19.33

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|candidate = Field Reichardt

|votes = 4,517

|percentage = 4.24

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|candidate = Ted Schendel

|votes = 2,401

|percentage = 2.25

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|candidate = Chris Larson

|votes = 2,332

|percentage = 2.19

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|candidate = Fred Johnson

|votes = 12,375

|percentage = 59.94

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|candidate = Nicolette McClure

|votes = 8,272

|percentage = 40.06

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|candidate = Bill Huizenga

|votes = 148,864

|percentage = 65.27

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|candidate = Fred Johnson

|votes = 72,118

|percentage = 31.62

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|candidate = Joseph Gillotte

|votes = 2,701

|percentage = 1.18

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|candidate = Ronald Graeser

|votes = 2,379

|percentage = 1.04

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|candidate = Lloyd Clarke

|votes = 2,016

|percentage = 0.88

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|percentage = 100.00

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• {{cite web|url=http://www.lloydclarkecampaign.org/ |title=Lloyd Clarke campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215741/http://www.lloydclarkecampaign.org/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.billcooperforcongress.com/ |title=Bill Cooper campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901004750/http://www.billcooperforcongress.com/ |archive-date=September 1, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://votegillotte.com/ |title=Joseph Gillotte campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608145820/http://votegillotte.com/ |archive-date=June 8, 2011 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://huizengaforcongress.com/ |title=Bill Huizenga campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104212928/http://huizengaforcongress.com/ |archive-date=November 4, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.fredjohnsonforcongress.com/ |title=Fred Johnson campaign website |access-date=September 19, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029220131/http://www.fredjohnsonforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.kuipersforcongress.com/ |title=Wayne Kuipers campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806172228/http://www.kuipersforcongress.com/ |archive-date=August 6, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.chris4congress.com/ |title=Chris Larson campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809070241/http://www.chris4congress.com/ |archive-date=August 9, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.nicolettemcclure.com/ |title=Nicolette McClure campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805003709/http://www.nicolettemcclure.com/ |archive-date=August 5, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://jayriemersma.com/ |title=Jay Riemersma campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022152208/http://jayriemersma.com/ |archive-date=October 22, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.schendelforcongress.org/ |title=Ted Schendel campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731162254/http://www.schendelforcongress.org/ |archive-date=July 31, 2010 }}

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File:Justin Amash, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 3rd district]]

File:Patmiles.jpg, who also ran in the 3rd district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 3rd congressional district}}

The 3rd district included Grand Rapids and Wyoming. The district's population was 80 percent white, 8 percent Hispanic and 8 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 28 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $51,386.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/3|title=Michigan 3rd District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election, Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama each received 49 percent of the vote in the district.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-03.html|title=Michigan – 3rd District|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=Roll Call}} In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+6.

Republican Vern Ehlers, who took office in 1993, was the incumbent. Ehlers was re-elected in 2008 with 61 percent of the vote. In 2010 Ehlers retired rather than seeking re-election. The candidates in the general election were Republican nominee Justin Amash, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives;{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/opinion/index.ssf/2010/10/five_candidates_in_the_race_to.html|title=Five candidates in the race to win 3rd Congressional seat|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=MLive.com}} Democratic nominee Patrick Miles Jr., a lawyer;{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/08/patrick_miles_jr_wins_democrat.html|title=Patrick Miles Jr. wins Democratic primary, says moderate message can win in November|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 6, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Jim|last=Harger}} U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Ted Gerrard, an electrician; Libertarian Party nominee James Rogers, a technical consultant in the fields of renewable energy and HVAC; and Green Party nominee Charlie Shick, an employee in the field of warehouse inventory control.

Bill Hardiman, a member of the Michigan Senate; Steve Heacock, a former Kent County commissioner; Louise "Ellie" Johnson, an attorney; and Bob Overbeek, a United States Air Force veteran, also sought the Republican nomination. Terri Lynn Land, the Secretary of State of Michigan;{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/terri_lynn_land_wont_run_for_g.html|title=Terri Lynn Land won't run for Grand Rapids-based Congressional seat|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=The Grand Rapids Press|first=Jeff|last=Cranson}} and Dick Posthumus, a former Lieutenant Governor of Michigan;{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/no_shortage_of_possible_gop_ca-63446-1.html|title=No Shortage of Possible GOP Candidates to Succeed Ehlers|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=Roll Call}} both said in February 2010 that they would not seek the Republican nomination. In a poll of 485 likely voters, conducted by The Grand Rapids Press between July 26 and 30, 2010, 28 percent of respondents favored Amash, while 23 percent supported Hardiman, 17 percent backed Heacock, and 26 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/08/upstart_justin_amash_builds_su.html|title=Upstart Justin Amash builds support in outlying areas of 3rd Congressional District but remains within reach of rivals, Press poll shows|date=August 1, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=The Grand Rapids Press|first=Ted|last=Roelofs}} Paul Mayhue, a former Kent County commissioner, also sought the Democratic nomination.

Amash raised $1,103,513 and spent $1,093,007. Miles raised $990,599 and spent $988,091. Gerrard raised $1,405 and spent $2,082. Rogers raised $7,920 and spent $8,611.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI03&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 03 Race|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Hardiman raised $209,236 and spent $202,459.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031941&cycle=2010|title=Bill Hardiman (R)|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Heacock raised $393,212 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031939&cycle=2010|title=Steven R. Heacock (R)|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Overbeek raised $9,213 and spent $6,789.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031940&cycle=2010|title=Robert John Overbeek (R)|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Mayhue raised $11,636 and spent $9,773.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032475&cycle=2010|title=Paul Mayhue (D)|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

In a poll of 1,006 registered voters, conducted by We Ask America in August 2010, 51 percent of respondents supported Amash while 30 percent favored Miles and 19 percent chose "Other/Unsure". A poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by EPIC/MRA between October 16 and 19, 2010, found Amash leading with 46 percent to Miles's 37 percent, while 8 percent supported other candidates and 9 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/136199/0/Poll-Amashs-lead-over-Miles-in-3rd-District-slimmer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140120000130/http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/136199/0/Poll-Amashs-lead-over-Miles-in-3rd-District-slimmer|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2014|title=Poll: Amash's lead over Miles in 3rd District slimmer|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=WZZM}} A poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on October 19 and 20, 2010, found Amash leading with 49 percent to Miles's 30 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028232417/http://amashforcongress.com/news/new-poll-shows-amash-strong-lead-election-nears|url=http://amashforcongress.com/news/new-poll-shows-amash-strong-lead-election-nears|title=New Poll Shows Amash with Strong Lead as Election Nears|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=January 7, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2010|publisher=Justin Amash for Congress}}

In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Likely Republican". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Amash a 99 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 59 percent of the vote to Miles's 38 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/3|title=Michigan 3rd District|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Amash was elected with 60 percent of the vote to Miles's 37 percent. In July 2012 Miles was confirmed as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.woodtv.com/news/local/grand-rapids/patrick-miles-is-new-us-prosecutor|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140120000237/http://www.woodtv.com/news/local/grand-rapids/patrick-miles-is-new-us-prosecutor|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2014|title=Patrick Miles is new US prosecutor|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=WOOD-TV}} Amash was re-elected in November of that year{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/11/election_results_justin_amash.html|title=Election results: Justin Amash bests Steve Pestka, blasts 'extremists' in Congress for gridlock|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Zane|last=McMillin}} and in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/11/amash.html|title=Election 2014: Rep. Justin Amash wins 3rd term, applauds civil race with challenger Bob Goodrich|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Andrew|last=Krietz}}

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|votes = 38,569

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|candidate = Steve Heacock

|votes = 25,157

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|candidate = Bill Hardiman

|votes = 22,715

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|candidate = Bob Overbeek

|votes = 5,133

|percentage = 5.37

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|candidate = Louise Johnson

|votes = 4,020

|percentage = 4.21

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|candidate = Patrick Miles Jr.

|votes = 14,114

|percentage = 68.53

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|candidate = Paul Mayhue

|votes = 6,480

|percentage = 31.47

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 20,594

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 3rd congressional district general election, November 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06003000.html|title=3rd District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129155051/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06003000.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Justin Amash

|votes = 133,714

|percentage = 59.68

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Patrick Miles Jr.

|votes = 83,953

|percentage = 37.47

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = James Rogers

|votes = 2,677

|percentage = 1.19

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Ted Gerrard

|votes = 2,144

|percentage = 0.96

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|candidate = Charlie Shick

|votes = 1,575

|percentage = 0.70

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 224,063

|percentage = 100.00

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• {{cite web|url=http://amashforcongress.com/ |title=Justin Amash campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029104116/http://amashforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://tedgerrard.com/ |title=Ted Gerrard campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215742/http://tedgerrard.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://billhardiman.com/ |title=Bill Hardiman campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328135011/http://billhardiman.com/ |archive-date=March 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.heacockforcongress.com/ |title=Steve Heacock campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523094011/http://www.heacockforcongress.com/ |archive-date=May 23, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.lejohnsonforcongress.com/ |title=Louise Johnson campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523075559/http://www.lejohnsonforcongress.com/ |archive-date=May 23, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.mayhue4u.com/ |title=Paul Mayhue campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830053948/http://www.mayhue4u.com/ |archive-date=August 30, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.patmilesforcongress.com/ |title=Patrick Miles Jr. campaign website |access-date=August 28, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029044423/http://www.patmilesforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.boboverbeek.com/ |title=Bob Overbeek campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410132721/http://www.boboverbeek.com/ |archive-date=April 10, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.rogersforcongress2010.com/ |title=James Rogers campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215742/http://www.rogersforcongress2010.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.pickshick.org/ |title=Charlie Shick campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215742/http://www.pickshick.org/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}

Image:MI04 110.svg in 2010]]

File:Dave Camp.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 4th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 4th congressional district}}

The 4th district included Mount Pleasant and part of Midland. The district's population was 91 percent white (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 21 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $43,605.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/4|title=Michigan 4th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 50 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 48 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-04.html|title=Michigan – 4th District|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Republican Dave Camp, who took office in 1991, was the incumbent. Camp was re-elected in 2008 with 62 percent of the vote. In 2010, Camp's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Jerry M. Campbell, a former supervisor of Richfield Township, Roscommon County.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/05/camp_will_battle_campbell_in_4.html|title=Camp will battle Campbell in 4th Congressional District|date=May 17, 2010|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=The Saginaw News|first=Barrie|last=Barber}} Libertarian Party nominee John Emerick and U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Clint Foster, a home remodeling sales representative, also ran.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2010/10/camp_faces_three_challengers_i.html|title=Camp faces three challengers in re-election bid to U.S. House|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=The Saginaw News|first=Barrie|last=Barber}} Both Camp and Campbell were unopposed in their party primaries.{{cite web|url=http://tricountycitizen.mihomepaper.com/news/2010-08-15/News/A_closer_look_at_the_local_vote_in_the_Saginaw_Co_.html|title=A closer look at the local vote in the Saginaw Co. Primary|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=Tri-County Citizen|first=Jeanne|last=Marcello|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195810/http://tricountycitizen.mihomepaper.com/news/2010-08-15/News/A_closer_look_at_the_local_vote_in_the_Saginaw_Co_.html|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}

Camp raised $3,051,808 and spent $2,148,515. Campbell raised $15,881 and spent $15,880.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI04&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 04 Race|access-date=January 7, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Camp a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 66 percent of the vote to Campbell's 31 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/4|title=Michigan 4th District|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Camp was re-elected with 66 percent of the vote to Campbell's 31 percent. Camp was again re-elected in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/midland/index.ssf/2012/11/election_coverage_2012_us_rep_dave_camp_hopes_for_collaboration_solutions_in_washington.html|title=Election coverage 2012: U.S. Rep. Dave Camp hopes for collaboration, solutions in Washington|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Kathryn|last=Lynch-Morin}} and retired rather than seeking re-election in 2014. He was succeeded by Republican John Moolenaar.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/11/john_moolenaar_jeff_holmes_4th.html|title=U.S. House: John Moolenaar to replace fellow Midlander Dave Camp as 4th District congressman|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Jessica|last=Shepherd}}

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• {{cite web|url=http://www.davecampforcongress.com/ |title=Dave Camp campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101180857/http://www.davecampforcongress.com/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://jerrycampbell.org/ |title=Jerry Campbell campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029011205/http://jerrycampbell.org/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}

{{redirect|Michael J. Moon|the co-founder and CEO of GISTICS Inc.|Michael Jay Moon}}

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File:Dale Kildee, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. Representative for the 5th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 5th congressional district}}

The 5th district included Bay City, Burton, Flint and Saginaw. The district's population was 76 percent white and 18 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 87 percent were high school graduates and 18 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $42,578.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/5|title=Michigan 5th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 64 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 35 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-05.html|title=Michigan – 5th District|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Democrat Dale Kildee, who took office in 1977, was the incumbent. Kildee was re-elected with 70 percent of the vote in 2008. In 2010, Kildee's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee John Kupiec, a businessman.{{cite web|url=http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=491933|title=Kupiec defeats Wilson in GOP 5th District primary|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=miNBCnews.com|first=Dave|last=Kinchen|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201213531/http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=491933|url-status=dead}} Green Party nominee J. Matthew de Heus, an instructor at Delta College, also ran. Libertarian Party nominee Michael J. Moon, a technician at XO Communications, withdrew from the race in October 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/10/libertarian_michael_moon_withd.html|title=Libertarian Michael Moon withdraws, endorses John Kupiec in 5th District congressional race|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Kristin|last=Longley}} Rick Wilson, a former supervisor for General Motors, also sought the Republican nomination. Scott Withers, the owner of Withers Media and a former vice president of the Auction Network, also sought the Democratic nomination.

Kildee raised $622,561 and spent $1,207,958. Kupiec raised $356,589 and spent $356,390.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI05&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 05 Race|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Wilson raised $71,073 and spent $70,114.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030795&cycle=2010|title=Rick Wilson (R)|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Withers raised $14,628 and spent $13,660.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031508&cycle=2010|title=Scott Livingston Withers, Jr (D)|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Kildee a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 63 percent of the vote to Kupiec's 34 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/5|title=Michigan 5th District|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} In October 2010 John Fund of The Wall Street Journal named the race as one of "five districts that could deliver upset victories", citing the possibility that Michigan's straight-ticket voting system would result in Rick Snyder's successful gubernatorial campaign affecting the results of congressional races.{{Cite web|url = https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303467004575574302780204796|title = Read This Before Joining the Office Pool|date = October 26, 2010|access-date = June 6, 2014|website = The Wall Street Journal|last = Fund|first = John|author-link = John Fund}} On election day Kildee was re-elected with 53 percent of the vote to Kupiec's 44 percent. Kildee retired rather than seeking re-election in 2012 and was succeeded by his nephew Dan Kildee.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2012/11/election_results_in_name_winni.html|title=Dan Kildee (D) wins in Michigan 5th Congressional District election 2012 results|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Blake|last=Thorne}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 5th district Democratic primary, August 3, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06005000.html|title=5th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302200136/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06005000.html|archive-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}}}

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|votes = 34,902

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|candidate = Scott Withers

|votes = 9,596

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|candidate = John Kupiec

|votes = 22,177

|percentage = 55.69

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|candidate = Rick Wilson

|votes = 17,643

|percentage = 44.31

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{{Election box total no change

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Dale Kildee (incumbent)

|votes = 107,286

|percentage = 53.04

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = John Kupiec

|votes = 89,680

|percentage = 44.34

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|candidate = J. de Heus

|votes = 2,649

|percentage = 1.31

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Michael Moon

|votes = 2,648

|percentage = 1.31

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|percentage = 100.00

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• {{cite web|url=http://home.matt4michigan.org/ |title=J. Matthew de Heus campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215742/http://home.matt4michigan.org/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.dalekildeeforcongress.com/ |title=Dale Kildee campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029044523/http://www.dalekildeeforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://johnkupiecforcongress.com/ |title=John Kupiec campaign website |access-date=September 19, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029073128/http://johnkupiecforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.rickwilsonforcongress.com/ |title=Rick Wilson campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803064749/http://www.rickwilsonforcongress.com/ |archive-date=August 3, 2010 }}

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File:Fred Upton, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 6th district]]

File:Jackhoogendyk.jpg, who also ran in the Republican primary in the 6th district]]

File:Don Cooney.jpg

{{see also|Michigan's 6th congressional district}}

The 6th district included Kalamazoo, Niles, Portage and Sturgis. The district's population was 83 percent white, 8 percent black and 5 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 24 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $45,661.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/6|title=Michigan 6th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 54 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 44 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-06.html|title=Michigan – 6th District|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Republican Fred Upton, who took office in 1987, was the incumbent. In 2008 Upton was re-elected with 59 percent of the vote. In 2010, Upton's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Don Cooney, a Kalamazoo city commissioner and professor of social work. Green Party nominee Pat Foster, an accountant; Libertarian Party nominee Fred Strand, a restaurant owner and retired airline pilot; and U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Mel Valkner, a business owner and accountant, also ran.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/10/four_challengers_look_to_upsea.html|title=Four challengers hope to unseat veteran Michigan Congressman Fred Upton in the 6th District|date=October 23, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Kathy|last=Jessup}} Jack Hoogendyk, a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, also sought the Republican nomination.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/04/former_state_rep_jack_hoogendy.html|title=Conservative Republican Jack Hoogendyk to challenge Congressman Fred Upton of Michigan's 6th District in August primary|date=April 15, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Kathy|last=Jessup}} Cooney was unopposed in the Democratic primary.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/18498253/rep-upton-wins-gop-primary-over-hoogendyk|title=Rep. Upton Wins GOP Primary over Hoogendyk|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=myFOXDetroit.com}}

Upton raised $2,014,321 and spent $2,083,790. Cooney raised $62,447 and spent $61,614.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI06&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 06 Race|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Hoogendyk raised $67,817 and spent $66,644.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00029905&cycle=2010|title=Jack Hoogendyk (R)|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Upton a 100 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 63 percent of the vote to Cooney's 34 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/6|title=Michigan 6th District|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Upton was re-elected with 62 percent of the vote to Cooney's 34 percent. Upton was again re-elected in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/11/congressman_fred_upton_wins_ka.html|title=Congressman Fred Upton wins by lowest margin of career; takes Kalamazoo County by 11 votes|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Fritz|last=Klug}} and 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/11/fred_upton_announces_victory_o.html|title=Congressman Fred Upton on election win: 'Voters saw through the garbage'|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Rob Jr.|last=Wetterholt}} while in 2013 Cooney ran for re-election as city commissioner.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/07/don_cooney_announces_re-electi.html|title=Don Cooney announces re-election bid for Kalamazoo City Commission|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=January 8, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Emily|last=Monacelli}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 6th district Republican primary, August 3, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06006000.html|title=6th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=January 8, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006145557/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06006000.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}}}

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|votes = 42,182

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|candidate = Jack Hoogendyk

|votes = 31,660

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|votes = 73,842

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Fred Upton (incumbent)

|votes = 123,142

|percentage = 61.98

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|candidate = Don Cooney

|votes = 66,729

|percentage = 33.58

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|candidate = Melvin Valkner

|votes = 3,672

|percentage = 1.85

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|candidate = Fred Strand

|votes = 3,369

|percentage = 1.70

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|candidate = Pat Foster

|votes = 1,784

|percentage = 0.90

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|percentage = 100.00

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• {{cite web|url=http://cooneyforcongress.org/ |title=Don Cooney campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104222727/http://cooneyforcongress.org/ |archive-date=November 4, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://jackformichigan.org/ |title=Jack Hoogendyk campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924072228/http://jackformichigan.org/ |archive-date=September 24, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.fredstrandforcongress.com/ |title=Fred Strand campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031145949/http://www.fredstrandforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 31, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://fredupton.com/ |title=Fred Upton campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102143401/http://fredupton.com/ |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonman.org/ |title=Melvin Valkner campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030014502/http://www.thecommonman.org/ |archive-date=October 30, 2010 }}

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File:Tim Walberg, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 7th district]]

File:Mark Schauer.jpg, who unsuccessfully ran for re-election in the 7th district]]

{{See also|Michigan's 7th congressional district}}

The 7th district included Battle Creek and Jackson. The district's population was 88 percent white and 6 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 89 percent were high school graduates and 22 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $50,824.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/7|title=Michigan 7th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 52 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 46 percent to Republican Party nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-07.html|title=Michigan – 7th District|access-date=January 9, 2014|work=Roll Call}} In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+2.

Democrat Mark Schauer, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Schauer was elected in 2008 with 49 percent of the vote. In 2010, Schauer's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Tim Walberg, a former U.S. Representative.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/jackson-politics/2010/08/post_5.html|title=Tim Walberg won Tuesday's primary with convincing showings across seven-county congressional district|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2014|work=Jackson Citizen Patriot|first=Chris|last=Gautz}} U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Scott Eugene Aughney, a sales and marketing agent in the food industry; write-in candidate Dan Davis;{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/jackson-politics/2010/10/third-party_candidates_in_the_7th_congressional_district_race_to_debate_next_week.html|title=Third-party candidates in the 7th Congressional District race to debate next week|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2014|work=Jackson Citizen Patriot|first=Chris|last=Gautz}} Libertarian Party nominee Greg Merle, an insurance salesman; and Green Party nominee Richard E. Wunsch, a taxi driver and bookstore owner, also ran. Davis, a former police officer, had intended to run as a Tea Party candidate in the general election but was removed from the ballot in August 2010.

Schauer ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Marvin Carlson, a businessman; and Iraq War veteran Brian Rooney also sought the Republican nomination.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/jackson-politics/2010/08/tim_walberg_sprints_out_to_lead_in_republican_congressional_primary.html|title=UPDATE: Tim Walberg accepts Republican nomination to face U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer in November|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=January 9, 2014|work=Jackson Citizen Patriot|first=Chris|last=Gautz}} Mike Stahly also briefly ran in the Republican primary, but ended his campaign due to fundraising difficulties.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2011/11/mike_stahly_who_plans_to_chall.html |title=Mike Stahly, who plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg for congressional seat, will be featured speaker at Jackson Tea Party event|date=November 22, 2011|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=Jackson Citizen Patriot|first=Holly|last=Klaft}} Former U.S. Representative Joe Schwarz, a Republican, said in April 2009 that he would not run again.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/capitolchronicles/2009/04/republicans_not_rallying_round.html |title=Republicans not rallying 'round Tim Walberg|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Susan J.|last=Demas}} In a poll of the Republican primary, released by Inside Michigan Politics in July 2010, 48 percent of respondents supported Walberg while 16 percent favored Rooney and 30 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/jackson-politics/2010/07/poll_says_tim_walberg_holds_big_lead_over_brian_rooney_in_7th_congressional_district_primary.html|title=Poll says Tim Walberg holds big lead over Brian Rooney in 7th Congressional District primary|date=July 26, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Brian|last=Wheeler}}

Schauer raised $3,255,382 and spent $3,261,651. Walberg raised $1,678,049 and spent $1,647,379. Aughney raised $723 and spent $715.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI07&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 07 Race|access-date=January 9, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Carlson raised $42,180 and spent $42,798.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031052&cycle=2010|title=Marvin Carlson (R)|access-date=January 9, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Rooney raised $777,205 and spent $767,104.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031329&cycle=2010|title=Brian John Rooney (R)|access-date=January 9, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

In a poll of 300 likely voters conducted by National Research Inc. for Walberg's campaign, the results of which were published in January 2010, 46 percent of respondents supported Walberg while 37 percent favored Schauer. Among the same sample Schauer led Rooney by 39 percent to 31 percent.{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/homenews/59104-schauer-latest-dem-trail-early-poll|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140120000110/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/homenews/59104-schauer-latest-dem-trail-early-poll|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2014|title=Schauer is latest Dem to trail in early poll|date=January 18, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2014|work=The Hill|first=Aaron|last=Blake}} A poll of 1,008 likely voters conducted by We Ask America on August 4, 2010, found Walberg leading with 45 percent to Schauer's 37 percent while 18 percent were undecided. In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Republican pollster Whit Ayres between August 16 and 18, 2010, that informed respondents of Schauer's support for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Walberg led with 50 percent to Schauer's 40 percent.{{cite web|url=http://b93radio.com/news/articles/2010/aug/27/republican-poll-shows-walberg-ahead-schauer/|title=Republican Poll Shows Walberg Ahead Of Schauer|date=August 27, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2014|publisher=Sheboygan's Country B93|first=Pat|last=Thomas|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205419/http://b93radio.com/news/articles/2010/aug/27/republican-poll-shows-walberg-ahead-schauer/|url-status=dead}} A poll by Rossman Group and Team TelCom, conducted on September 20, 2010, with a sample size of 300 likely voters, found Walberg leading with 42 percent to Schauer's 38 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926131340/http://www.freep.com/article/20100923/NEWS15/100923028/Poll-Walberg-holds-slim-lead-over-Schauer|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100923/NEWS15/100923028/Poll-Walberg-holds-slim-lead-over-Schauer|title=Poll: Walberg holds slim lead over Schauer|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|archive-date=September 26, 2010|work=Detroit Free Press|first=Todd|last=Spangler}} An internal poll for Schauer's campaign by Myers Research & Strategic Services, published on September 23, 2010, found Schauer leading in a two-candidate race with 49 percent to Walberg's 45 percent, and in a multi-candidate race with 45 percent to Walberg's 43 percent while third-party candidates collectively received 5 percent.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/jackson-politics/2010/09/us_rep_mark_schauer_has_four-point_lead_over_tim_walberg_in_internal_poll_campaign_says.html|title=U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer has four-point lead over Tim Walberg in internal poll, campaign says|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Brian|last=Wheeler}} In a poll of 404 likely voters conducted between September 25 and 27, 2010, and published by The Hill Schauer and Walberg received the support of 41 percent of respondents each, while 13 percent remained undecided.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009151222/http://thehill.com/house-polls/thehill-anga-poll-week1/122867-district-by-district-michigan|url=http://thehill.com/house-polls/thehill-anga-poll-week1/122867-district-by-district-michigan|title=District by district – Michigan|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|archive-date=October 9, 2010|work=The Hill|first=Shane|last=D'Aprile}} In a poll of 500 likely voters, conducted by Myers Research & Strategic Services on October 3 and 4, 2010, Schauer led with 44 percent to Walberg's 40 percent, while 7 percent supported third-party candidates.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008011610/http://www.markschauer.com/sites/default/files/Schauer%20Public%20Memo2.pdf|url=http://www.markschauer.com/sites/default/files/Schauer%20Public%20Memo2.pdf|title=Memorandum|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Myers Research & Strategic Services|first=Andrew|last=Myers}} An EPIC/MRA poll of 400 people, conducted on October 16 and 17, found Schauer leading with 45 percent to Walberg's 39 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023061054/http://www.freep.com/article/20101020/NEWS15/101020068/1319/Poll-Dems-ahead-in-2-key-congressional-districts|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20101020/NEWS15/101020068/1319/Poll-Dems-ahead-in-2-key-congressional-districts|title=Poll: Dems ahead in 2 key congressional districts|date=October 20, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|archive-date=October 23, 2010|work=Detroit Free Press|first=Todd|last=Spangler}} In a poll conducted for 6 News with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent, the results of which were published on October 27, 2010, 50 percent of respondents supported Schauer, while 43 percent favored Walberg, 3 percent chose Wunsch, Aughney and Merle received the support of 1 percent apiece, and 2 percent were undecided.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102321/http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=13399147|url=http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=13399147|title=6 News Poll: Schauer Leads 7th District Race|date=October 27, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|archive-date=October 30, 2010|publisher=6 News}} An internal poll with a margin of error of 5.6 percent, conducted by National Research Inc. for Walberg's campaign and published on October 28, 2010, found Walberg leading Schauer by 13 percentage points.{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/jackson-politics/2010/10/dueling_polls_in_7th_district_race_provide_sharply_different_outlook_on_race.html|title=Dueling polls in 7th District race provide sharply different outlook on race|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=Jackson Citizen Patriot|first=Chris|last=Gautz}}

Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Republican". In October 2010 The Cook Political Report rated the race as a "toss up" and CQ Politics rated the race as a "tossup". In November 2010 The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as a "Pure Toss-up". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Walberg a 59 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 49 percent of the vote to Schauer's 48 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/7|title=Michigan 7th District|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=The New York Times}}

On election day Walberg was elected with 50 percent of the vote to Schauer's 45 percent. Walberg was again re-elected in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20121107/NEWS/121109637|title=Walberg wins re-election to Congress|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=The Daily Telegram|first=John|last=Mulcahy}} and 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.wlns.com/story/27279189/tim-walberg-wins-re-election-in-7th-congressional-race|title=Tim Walberg Wins Re-Election In 7th Congressional Race|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|publisher=WLNS-TV|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040920/http://www.wlns.com/story/27279189/tim-walberg-wins-re-election-in-7th-congressional-race|url-status=dead}} Schauer unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Michigan in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/rick_snyder_wins_michigan_elec.html|title=Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder defeats Democrat Mark Schauer, wins second term in hard-fought election|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Jonathan|last=Oosting}}

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|candidate = Tim Walberg

|votes = 113,185

|percentage = 50.16

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|candidate = Mark Schauer (incumbent)

|votes = 102,402

|percentage = 45.38

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|candidate = Scott Aughney

|votes = 3,705

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|candidate = Greg Merle

|votes = 3,239

|percentage = 1.44

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|candidate = Richard Wunsch

|votes = 3,117

|percentage = 1.38

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|candidate = Danny Davis

|votes = 21

|percentage = 0.01

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• {{cite web|url=http://blog.aughneyforcongress.com/ |title=Scott Aughney campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215042/http://blog.aughneyforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.marvincarlson.com/ |title=Marvin Carlson campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001165414/http://www.marvincarlson.com/ |archive-date=October 1, 2009 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.davis4america.com/ |title=Dan Davis campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821062955/http://www.davis4america.com/ |archive-date=August 21, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.gregmerleforcongress.com/ |title=Greg Merle campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215746/http://www.gregmerleforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.runwithrooney.com/ |title=Brian Rooney campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722085144/http://www.runwithrooney.com/ |archive-date=July 22, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.markschauer.com/ |title=Mark Schauer campaign website |access-date=June 10, 2008 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029062005/http://www.markschauer.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.walbergforcongress.com/Home.aspx |title=Tim Walberg campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215049/http://www.walbergforcongress.com/Home.aspx |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.wunschforcongress.org/index.html |title=Richard Wunsch campaign website |access-date=October 18, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215842/http://www.wunschforcongress.org/index.html |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}

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File:Michael J. Rogers 113th Congress.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 8th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 8th congressional district}}

The 8th district included East Lansing, Holt and part of Lansing. The district's population was 87 percent white and 5 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 92 percent were high school graduates and 32 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $59,508.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/8|title=Michigan 8th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 53 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 46 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-08.html|title=Michigan – 8th District|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Republican Mike Rogers, who took office in 2001, was the incumbent. Rogers was re-elected in 2008 with 57 percent of the vote. Rogers announced in February 2009 that he would not run for Governor of Michigan in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/02/mike_rogers_says_he_wont_run_f.html|title=Mike Rogers says he won't run for governor in 2010|date=February 23, 2009|access-date=January 16, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Rick|last=Fitzgerald}} Rogers's opponent in 2010 was Democratic nominee Lance Enderle, who ran Leslie's alternative education program.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/07/east_lansing_democrat_lance_en.html|title=East Lansing Democrat Lance Enderle running against a name only in race for Congress in Michigan's 8th District|date=July 21, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=MLive.com}} Libertarian Party nominee Bhagwan Dashairya, the president and chief executive officer of Dashairya & Associates, also ran. Rogers ran unopposed in the Republican primary.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/18487857/mike-rogers-to-run-unopposed-in-november-election|title=Mike Rogers to Run Unopposed in November Election?|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2014|publisher=myFOXDetroit.com}} Enderle ran unopposed as a write-in candidate in the Democratic primary after health care analyst Kande Ngalamulume suspended his campaign after the withdrawal deadline.

Rogers raised $1,778,687 and spent $861,244. Enderle raised $12,339 and spent $12,169.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI08&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 08 Race|access-date=January 11, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Ngalamulume raised $27,036 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031620&cycle=2010|title=Kande Ngalamulume (D)|access-date=January 11, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Rogers a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 63 percent of the vote to Enderle's 34 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/8|title=Michigan 8th District|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Rogers was re-elected with 64 percent of the vote to Enderle's 34 percent. Rogers and Enderle both ran again in 2012, when Rogers was again re-elected;{{cite web|url=http://brighton.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/mike-rogers-re-elected-in-the-u-s-8th-congressional-district|title=Mike Rogers Re-Elected in the U.S. 8th Congressional District|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 16, 2014|work=Brighton Patch|first=Nicole|last=Krawcke}} Rogers retired rather than seeking re-election in 2014 and was succeeded by Republican Mike Bishop.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/mike_bishop_wins_8th_congressi.html|title=Mike Bishop wins 8th Congressional District seat held by Mike Rogers|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Fritz|last=Klug}}

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|candidate = Lance Enderle

|votes = 84,069

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|candidate = Bhagwan Dashairya

|votes = 3,881

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|candidate = Katherine Houston

|votes = 11

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|candidate = Eric Harvey

|votes = 2

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• {{cite web|url=http://www.lpwm.org/BhagwanDashairya/ |title=Bhagwan Dashairya campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220003/http://www.lpwm.org/BhagwanDashairya/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.lanceenderle.com/ |title=Lance Enderle campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003073903/http://www.lanceenderle.com/ |archive-date=October 3, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.kandeforcongress.com/ |title=Kande Ngalamulume campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009174743/http://www.kandeforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 9, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.rogersforcongress.com/ |title=Mike Rogers campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215042/http://www.rogersforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}

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File:Gary Peters.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 9th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 9th congressional district}}

The 9th district included Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Troy and parts of Royal Oak and Waterford. The district's population was 77 percent white, 10 percent black and 7 percent Asian (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 93 percent were high school graduates and 48 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $72,774.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/9|title=Michigan 9th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 56 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 43 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-09.html|title=Michigan – 9th District|access-date=January 11, 2014|work=Roll Call}} In 2010 the district had a Cook Partisan Voter Index of D+2.

Democrat Gary Peters, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Peters was elected in 2008 with 52 percent of the vote. In January 2010 Peters said he would not run for Governor of Michigan that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0110/Peters_not_running_in_Mich_governors_race.html|title=Peters not running in Mich. governor's race|date=January 6, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=Politico|first=Josh|last=Kraushaar}} Peters's opponent in 2010 was Republican nominee Rocky Raczkowski, a former member of the Michigan Legislature.{{cite web|url=https://6abc.com/archive/7591774/|title=Michigan election results|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2014|publisher=6abc.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192832/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fpolitics&id=7591774|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=live}} Green Party nominee Douglas Campbell, an engineer; and independent candidate Matthew Kuofie, a professor at institutions including the University of Michigan, also ran. Libertarian Party nominee Adam Goodman, a district manager for Ovations Dining; and independent candidate Bob Gray, an educator and former member of the executive board of the Michigan Republican Party, both of whose names appeared on the ballot, ended their campaigns prior to the election.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytribune.com/article/DT/20101103/NEWS/311039998|title=UPDATE: Peters knocks out Rocky in U.S House race|date=April 10, 2012|access-date=January 12, 2014|work=Daily Tribune|first=Ann|last=Zaniewski}}

Peters ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Anna Janek, a beauty consultant; Richard Kuhn, a former circuit court judge; and Paul Welday, a businessman, also sought the Republican nomination. Gene Goodman, a manufacturer, ran as a Republican but ended his campaign in May 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/05/republican_challenger_gene_goo.html|title=Republican challenger Gene Goodman drops out of race to unseat Rep. Gary Peters|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Aaron|last=Foley}} A poll of 120 likely Republican voters, conducted by Mitchell Research & Communication for Welday's campaign on March 31 and April 1, 2010, and on April 4 and 5, 2010, found Welday leading with 25 percent to Raczkowski's 17 percent, while Goodman received 2 percent.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/member/hotline/welday-tripper-20100412|title=Welday Tripper|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=National Journal}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In a poll of 900 likely Republican voters, conducted by Strategic National for Raczkowski's campaign on April 29, 2010, 26 percent of respondents favored Raczkowski while 15 percent supported Welday and 59 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/member/hotline/metamorphic-rocky-20100507|title=Metamorphic Rocky|date=May 7, 2010|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=National Journal}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Peters raised $3,284,646 and spent $3,236,452. Raczkowski raised $2,038,244 and spent $1,995,898.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI09&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 09 Race|access-date=January 12, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Kuhn raised $51,378 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032592&cycle=2010|title=Richard D. Kuhn (R)|access-date=January 12, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Welday raised $561,897 and spent $560,794.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030796&cycle=2010|title=Paul F. Welday (R)|access-date=January 12, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Goodman raised $16,118 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031388&cycle=2010|title=Gene Goodman (R)|access-date=January 12, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

In a poll conducted by The Rossman Group and Team TelCom, the results of which were published in September 2010, 45 percent of the 300 respondents intended to vote for Raczkowski while 41 percent supported Peters and 10 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/09/poll_challenger_rocky_raczkows.html|title=Poll: Challenger Rocky Raczkowski holds slim lead over Rep. Gary Peters in {{Sic|hide=y|closely|-}}watched race|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Jonathan|last=Oosting}} A poll of 400 people, conducted by EPIC/MRA on October 16 and 17, 2010, found Peters leading with 48 percent to Raczkowski's 43 percent. In a poll by Great Lakes Strategies, published later in October 2010 and with a sample size of 700, Raczkowski led with 48 percent to Peters's 43 percent.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/251499/theres-still-some-fight-left-rocky|title=There's Still Some Fight Left in This Rocky|date=October 29, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2014|work=National Review|first=Jim|last=Geraghty|author-link=Jim Geraghty}}

Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the race as "Leans Democratic". In October 2010, The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Lean Democratic" and CQ Politics rated the race as "Likely Democratic". In November 2010 The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race as "Lean Democrat". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Peters a 76 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 51 percent of the vote to Raczkowski's 47 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/9|title=Michigan 9th District|access-date=January 13, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Peters was re-elected with 50 percent of the vote to Raczkowski's 47 percent. Peters was re-elected in the new 14th district in 2012;{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/11/us_rep_gary_peters_declares_vi.html|title=U.S. Rep. Gary Peters declares victory in 14th District election|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Khalil|last=AlHajal}} and elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/11/04/michigan-senate-race/18498457/|title=Gary Peters wins U.S. Senate race In Michigan|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=Detroit Free Press}}

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|candidate = Paul Welday

|votes = 22,298

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|candidate = Richard Kuhn

|votes = 15,949

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|candidate = Gary Peters (incumbent)

|votes = 125,730

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|candidate = Rocky Raczkowski

|votes = 119,325

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|candidate = Adam Goodman

|votes = 2,601

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|candidate = Douglas Campbell

|votes = 2,484

|percentage = 0.98

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|candidate = Bob Gray

|votes = 1,866

|percentage = 0.74

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|candidate = Matthew Kuofie

|votes = 644

|percentage = 0.25

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• Electoral history of Gary Peters

• {{cite web|url=http://www.lpwm.org/AdamGoodman/ |title=Adam Goodman campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029104640/http://www.lpwm.org/AdamGoodman/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.bobgrayforcongress.com/Home.html |title=Bob Gray campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031100035/http://www.bobgrayforcongress.com/Home.html |archive-date=October 31, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.janek2010.com/ |title=Anna Janek campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410144506/http://www.janek2010.com/ |archive-date=April 10, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://matthewkuofie.com/default.aspx |title=Matthew Kuofie campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220550/http://matthewkuofie.com/default.aspx |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.petersforcongress.com/ |title=Gary Peters campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029044651/http://www.petersforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.rockyworksforus.com/ |title=Rocky Raczkowski campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101173052/http://www.rockyworksforus.com/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.weldayforcongress.com/ |title=Paul Welday campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609135016/http://www.weldayforcongress.com/ |archive-date=June 9, 2010 }}

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File:Candice Miller, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 10th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 10th congressional district}}

The 10th district included Port Huron, Shelby and part of Sterling Heights. The district's population was 92 percent white (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 21 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $58,791.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/10|title=Michigan 10th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 50 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 48 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-10.html|title=Michigan – 10th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Republican Candice Miller, who took office in 2003, was the incumbent. Miller was re-elected in 2008 with 66 percent of the vote. In 2010 her opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Henry Yanez, a firefighter and paramedic.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/11/macomb_countys_candice_miller.html|title=Macomb County's Candice Miller wins 5th term in U.S. House of Representatives|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2014|work=MLive.com}} Libertarian Party nominee Claude Beavers, a private practice attorney; and Green Party nominee Candace R. Caveny, a retired Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine,{{cite web|url=http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2010/10/22/news/doc4cc1cbed50e3c365240122.txt?viewmode=fullstory|title=Candidates vie for seats in state, county, local elections|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2014|work=Source Newspapers}} also ran. Both Miller and Yanez ran unopposed in their respective party primaries.{{cite web|url=http://www.michigansthumb.com/articles/2010/08/10/news/local_news/doc4c58f9535688c798249583.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140120000128/http://www.michigansthumb.com/articles/2010/08/10/news/local_news/doc4c58f9535688c798249583.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2014|title=Green, Muxlow win Republican primary|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 14, 2014|work=Huron Daily Tribune|first=Kate|last=Hessling}}

Miller raised $761,649 and spent $846,119.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI10&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 01 Race|access-date=January 14, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Miller a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that she would receive 69 percent of the vote to Yanez's 29 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/10|title=Michigan 10th District|access-date=January 14, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Miller was re-elected with 72 percent of the vote to Yanez's 25 percent. Miller was again re-elected in 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxchicago.com/category/250845/st-clair-county-november-2012-election-results|title=St. Clair County Overall Election Information|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 14, 2014|publisher=myFOXchicago.com}} and 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvu.com/story/27276352/us-rep-candice-miller-re-elected-to-7th-term|title=US Rep. Candice Miller re-elected to 7th term|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|publisher=KTVU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129012636/http://www.ktvu.com/story/27276352/us-rep-candice-miller-re-elected-to-7th-term|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 10th district general election, November 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06010000.html|title=10th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129155057/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06010000.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}}

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|votes = 168,364

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|candidate = Henry Yanez

|votes = 58,530

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|candidate = Claude Beavers

|votes = 3,750

|percentage = 1.60

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|candidate = Candace Caveny

|votes = 3,286

|percentage = 1.40

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|percentage = 100.00

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• {{cite web|url=http://www.lpwm.org/ClaudeBeavers/ |title=Claude Beavers campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220017/http://www.lpwm.org/ClaudeBeavers/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://candacecaveny.org/ |title=Candace Caveny campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029000007/http://candacecaveny.org/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://candice-miller.com/ |title=Candice Miller campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029015103/http://candice-miller.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://henryyanez.com/ |title=Henry Yanez campaign website |access-date=July 14, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101051131/http://henryyanez.com/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}

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File:Thaddeus McCotter, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 11th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 11th congressional district}}

The 11th district included Canton, Garden City, Livonia, Novi, Redford and Westland. The district's population was 83 percent white, 7 percent black and 5 percent Asian (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 91 percent were high school graduates and 33 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $66,868.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/11|title=Michigan 11th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 54 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 45 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-11.html|title=Michigan – 11th District|access-date=January 14, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Republican Thaddeus McCotter, who took office in 2003, was the incumbent. McCotter was re-elected in 2008 with 51 percent of the vote. In 2010 McCotter's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Natalie Mosher, a nonprofit consultant.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/11/us_rep_thad_mccotter_of_livoni.html|title=U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter of Livonia wins 5th term|date=November 3, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=MLive.com}} Libertarian Party nominee John J. Tatar, the owner of a construction company, also ran. McCotter and Mosher were unopposed in their respective party primaries.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/08/oakland_county_election_result_1.html|title=Oakland County election results: First-term U.S. Rep. Gary Peters faces Rocky Raczkowski, more|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Aaron|last=Foley}} Andy Dillon, the speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, said in March 2009 that he would not seek the Democratic nomination.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0309/McCotter_dodges_a_bullet.html|title=McCotter dodges a bullet|date=March 4, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2014|work=Politico|first=Josh|last=Kraushaar}}

McCotter raised $1,195,301 and spent $870,514. Mosher raised $307,081 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI11&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 11 Race|access-date=January 15, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave McCotter a 99 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 58 percent of the vote to Mosher's 39 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/11|title=Michigan 11th District|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day McCotter was re-elected with 59 percent of the vote to Mosher's 38 percent.

In July 2011, McCotter announced he would run for president in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303763404576420132232884332|title=Michigan GOP Rep. McCotter Unveils Presidential Bid|date=July 1, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Danny|last=Yadron}} McCotter ended his campaign in September 2011{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/thad-mccotter-ends-presidential-bid-endorses-mitt-romney/|title=Thad McCotter Ends Presidential Bid, Endorses Mitt Romney|date=September 22, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=ABC News|first=Michael|last=Falcone}} and resigned as a U.S. Representative in June 2012 after failing to qualify for the primary ballot.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/thaddeus-mccotter-unexpectedly-resigns-from-congress/2012/07/06/gJQAfxqWSW_blog.html|title=Thaddeus McCotter unexpectedly resigns from Congress|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Aaron|last=Blake}} He was succeeded by Democrat David Curson.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/rep-dave-curson-the-7-week-congressman-84598.html|title=Rep. Dave Curson: The 7-week congressman|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=Politico|first=Seung Min|last=Kim}} In 2014 Mosher unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in the Michigan House of Representatives's 21st district.{{cite web|url=http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/canton/2014/08/06/pagan-wins-democratic-primary-in-21st-district-state-house-race/13658971/|title=Pagan wins Democratic primary in 21st District state House race|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=hometownlife|first=Darrell|last=Clem}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 11th district general election, November 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06011000.html|title=11th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129155057/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06011000.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}}}

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|votes = 141,224

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|candidate = Natalie Mosher

|votes = 91,710

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|candidate = John Tatar

|votes = 5,353

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• {{cite web|url=http://www.mccotterrocks.com/ |title=Thaddeus McCotter campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215046/http://www.mccotterrocks.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://mosherforcongress.com/ |title=Natalie Mosher campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030094025/http://mosherforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 30, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.lpwm.org/JohnTatar/ |title=John Tatar campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220024/http://www.lpwm.org/JohnTatar/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}

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File:Sander Levin, Official Portrait.JPG, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 12th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 12th congressional district}}

The 12th district included Clinton, Roseville, Southfield, St. Clair Shores, Warren and part of Sterling Heights. The district's population was 75 percent white and 18 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 86 percent were high school graduates and 21 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $49,559.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/12|title=Michigan 12th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 65 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 33 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-12.html|title=Michigan – 12th District|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Democrat Sander Levin, who took office in 1983, was the incumbent. He was re-elected in 2008 with 72 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Don Volaric, the owner of a health insurance agency.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/08/post_30.html|title=Macomb County election results: Sander Levin holds on, will face challenger in November|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Aaron|last=Foley}} Natural Law Party nominee Alan Jacquemotte; Libertarian Party nominee Leonard Schwartz, a lawyer and former professor of business law; U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Les Townsend, a former officer of the Internal Revenue Service; and Green Party nominee Julia Williams, a critical care and emergency room nurse, also ran.

Michael Switalski, a member of the Michigan Senate, also sought the Democratic nomination. In a poll of 400 likely Democratic primary voters, taken on March 17 and 18, 2010 by the Mellmann Group for Levin's campaign, 62 percent of respondents favored Levin while 14 percent supported Switalski and 24 percent were undecided.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_107/-33424-1.html|title=Michigan: Levin Releases Poll on Heels of Primary News|date=March 24, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2014|work=Roll Call|first=Shira|last=Toeplitz}} Volaric was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Levin raised $2,345,155 and spent $2,392,309. Volaric raised $62,174 and spent $57,383.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI12&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 12 Race|access-date=January 15, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Switalski raised $51,553 and spent $46,450.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030764&cycle=2010|title=Mickey Switalski (D)|access-date=January 15, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Levin a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 67 percent of the vote to Volaric's 30 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/12|title=Michigan 12th District|access-date=January 15, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Levin was re-elected with 61 percent of the vote to Volaric's 35 percent. Levin was re-elected in 2012, again against Volaric,{{cite web|url=http://ferndale115.com/nuevo/2012/11/07/election-results/|title=Election Results are In|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 16, 2014|work=The Ferndale One~Fifteen News|first=C.|last=Proxmire}} and in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/sander-levin-midterm-election-results_n_5896860.html|title=Sander Levin Re-Elected To Congress In 2014 Michigan Midterm Race|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 27, 2014|work=The Huffington Post|first=Paige|last=Lavender}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 12th district Democratic primary, August 3, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06012000.html|title=12th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=January 16, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302200428/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06012000.html|archive-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Sander Levin (incumbent)

|votes = 42,732

|percentage = 75.86

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

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|candidate = Michael Switalski

|votes = 13,480

|percentage = 24.14

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|votes = 55,852

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 12th district general election, November 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06012000.html|title=12th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 16, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129155058/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06012000.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Sander Levin (incumbent)

|votes = 124,671

|percentage = 61.08

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Don Volaric

|votes = 71,372

|percentage = 34.97

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Julia Williams

|votes = 3,038

|percentage = 1.49

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Leonard Schwartz

|votes = 2,342

|percentage = 1.15

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = U.S. Taxpayers Party

|candidate = Les Townsend

|votes = 2,285

|percentage = 1.12

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Natural Law Party (United States)

|candidate = Alan Jacquemotte

|votes = 409

|percentage = 0.20

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 204,117

|percentage = 100.00

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• {{cite web|url=http://www.levinforcongress.com/ |title=Carl Levin campaign website |access-date=June 20, 2006 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215041/http://www.levinforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://leonardschwartz.us/ |title=Leonard Schwartz campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110180656/http://leonardschwartz.us/ |archive-date=January 10, 2014 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://switalskiforcongress.com/ |title=Michael Switalski campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925021552/http://switalskiforcongress.com/ |archive-date=September 25, 2009 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.voteforles.info/ |title=Les Townsend campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101133622/http://www.voteforles.info/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.votevolaric.com/ |title=Don Volaric campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028232015/http://www.votevolaric.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://juliawilliamsforcongress.com/ |title=Julia Williams campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220904/http://juliawilliamsforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}

{{redirect|Vincent T. Brown|others with the same or similar names|Vincent Brown (disambiguation)}}

Image:MI13 110.svg in 2010]]

File:Hansen Clarke, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 13th district]]

File:Carolyn Cheeks Kirkpatrick, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg, who unsuccessfully sought re-election in the 13th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 13th congressional district}}

The 13th district included parts of Detroit and Lincoln Park. The district's population was 59 percent black, 28 percent white and 10 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 76 percent were high school graduates and 15 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $32,212.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/13|title=Michigan 13th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 85 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 14 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-13.html|title=Michigan – 13th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Democrat Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who took office in 1997, was the incumbent. Kilpatrick was re-elected in 2008 with 74 percent of the vote. In 2010 Hansen Clarke, a member of the Michigan Senate, successfully challenged Kilpatrick in the Democratic primary. In the general election Clarke faced Republican nominee John Hauler, a military contractor and the founder of the Metro Detroit Freedom Coalition; Green Party nominee George Corsetti, a criminal defense attorney; independent candidate Duane Montgomery, an information system consultant; and Libertarian Party nominee Heidi Peterson, an actress and model. John W. Broad, the president of Crime Stoppers of Michigan; Vincent T. Brown, a community organizer with Clean Water Action; Stephen Hume, a boat yard operator; and Glenn Plummer, the founder and chair of the Christian Television Network, also sought the Democratic nomination. Hauler ran unopposed in the Republican primary.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/slideshows/7-incumbents-ousted-in-primary-season/3|title=7 Incumbents Ousted in Primary Season|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=U.S. News & World Report|first=Mallie Jane|last=Kim}}

In a poll with a sample size of 137, conducted by Practical Political Consulting and Inside Michigan Politics and released in June 2010, Clarke led with 27 percent to Kilpatrick's 19 percent.{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100620/COL05/6200426/Small-poll-bears-some-big-news-Clarke|title=Small poll bears some big news for Clarke|date=June 20, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Detroit Free Press|first1=Kathleen|last1=Gray|first2=Chris|last2=Christoff|first3=Bob|last3=Campbell|first4=Dawson|last4=Bell}} A poll of 400 likely voters conducted by EPIC/MRA on July 6 and 7, 2010, found Clarke leading with 44 percent to Kilpatrick's 31 percent, while Broad, Brown, Hume and Plummer collectively received 9 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719132807/http://www.freep.com/article/20100716/NEWS15/100716063/1319/Clarkes-poll-shows-he-is-ahead-of-Rep.-Kilpatrick|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100716/NEWS15/100716063/1319/Clarkes-poll-shows-he-is-ahead-of-Rep.-Kilpatrick|title=Hansen Clarke's poll shows he is ahead of Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick|date=July 16, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|archive-date=July 19, 2010|work=Detroit Free Press|first=Kathleen|last=Gray}} In a poll conducted by The Detroit News and WDIV, released on July 16, 2010, 38 percent of respondents supported Clarke while 30 percent favored Kilpatrick.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/reports_hansen_clarke_edging_o.html|title=Reports: Hansen Clarke edging out Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in two polls|date=July 16, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Aaron|last=Foley}}

Kilpatrick raised $640,991 and spent $784,219.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00004005&cycle=2010|title=Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Clarke raised $578,399 and spent $346,510. Hauler raised $33,160 and spent $16,855.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI13&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 13|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Broad raised $228,690 and spent $133,148.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032593&cycle=2010|title=John W. Broad (D)|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Plummer raised $55,113 and spent $53,401.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031330&cycle=2010|title=Glenn Rodney Plummer (D)|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Clarke a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 68 percent of the vote to Hauler's 29 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/13|title=Michigan 13th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Clarke was re-elected with 79 percent of the vote to Hauler's 18 percent. Clarke ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary in the redrawn 14th district in 2012,{{cite web|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/michigan-gary-peters-prevails-over-hansen-clarke-in-democratic-primary/|title=Michigan: Gary Peters Prevails Over Hansen Clarke in Democratic Primary|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Roll Call|first=Shira|last=Toeplitz|archive-date=October 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030044919/http://atr.rollcall.com/michigan-gary-peters-prevails-over-hansen-clarke-in-democratic-primary/|url-status=dead}} when Hauler was again unsuccessful as the Republican nominee; and in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/08/southfield_mayor_brenda_lawren_3.html|title=Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence wins Democratic primary to replace Congressman Gary Peters|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Dustin|last=Block}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 13th district Democratic primary, August 3, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06013000.html|title=13th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In WAYNE County|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201403/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06013000.html|archive-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Hansen Clarke

|votes = 22,573

|percentage = 47.32

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (incumbent)

|votes = 19,507

|percentage = 40.89

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Glenn Plummer

|votes = 2,038

|percentage = 4.27

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Broad

|votes = 1,872

|percentage = 3.92

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Vincent Brown

|votes = 893

|percentage = 1.87

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Stephen Hume

|votes = 820

|percentage = 1.72

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 47,703

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 13th district general election, November 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06013000.html|title=13th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In WAYNE County|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129155059/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06013000.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Hansen Clarke

|votes = 100,885

|percentage = 79.39

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John Hauler

|votes = 23,462

|percentage = 18.46

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = George Corsetti

|votes = 1,032

|percentage = 0.81

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Duane Montgomery

|votes = 881

|percentage = 0.69

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Heidi Peterson

|votes = 815

|percentage = 0.64

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Write-in candidate

|candidate = James Casha

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.00

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 127,076

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box end}}

• Electoral history of Hansen Clarke

• {{cite web|url=http://hansenclarkeforcongress.com/ |title=Hansen Clarke campaign website |access-date=January 5, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215045/http://hansenclarkeforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.george-corsetti.org/ |title=George Corsetti campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221253/http://www.george-corsetti.org/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.haulerforcongress.com/ |title=John Hauler campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029075934/http://www.haulerforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://kilpatrickforcongress.com/ |title=Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717101822/http://kilpatrickforcongress.com/ |archive-date=July 17, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.duane-montgomery.org/ |title=Duane Montgomery campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221254/http://www.duane-montgomery.org/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.heidi4congress2010.com/ |title=Heidi Peterson campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221254/http://www.heidi4congress2010.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}

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File:John Conyers 113th Congress.jpg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 14th district]]

{{see also|Michigan's 14th congressional district}}

The 14th district included Allen Park, Hamtramck, Southgate and parts of Dearborn and Detroit. The district's population was 60 percent black and 34 percent white (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 81 percent were high school graduates and 16 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $37,323.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/14|title=Michigan 14th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 86 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 13 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-14.html|title=Michigan – 14th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Democrat John Conyers, who took office in 1965, was the incumbent. Conyers was re-elected in 2008 with 92 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Don Ukrainec, an instructor in the Riverview Community School District. Libertarian Party nominee Richard J. Secula, a former skilled tradesman; and U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Marc J. Sosnowski, a property manager, also ran. Conyers was unopposed in the Democratic primary.{{cite web|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2010/08/07/commission-votes-close-in-primary/|title=Commission votes close in primary|date=August 7, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Downriver Sunday Times|first=Chris|last=Jackett}} Pauline Montie, the owner of Montie's Shell, Montie's Service and Al's Garage, also sought the Republican nomination.

Conyers raised $1,137,010 and spent $1,127,587. Ukrainec raised $16,506 and raised the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI14&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 14 Race|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Conyers a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 77 percent of the vote to Ukrainec's 21 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/14|title=Michigan 14th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Conyers was re-elected with 77 percent of the vote to Ukrainec's 20 percent. Conyers was again re-elected in 2012{{cite web|url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/11/06/democratic-rep-conyers-wins-25th-consecutive-term/|title=Democratic Rep. Conyers Wins 25th Consecutive Term|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=CBS Detroit}} and 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141104/NEWS01/141109944/conyers-miller-re-elected-to-u-s-house-debbie-dingell-to-succeed|title=Conyers, Miller re-elected to U.S. House; Debbie Dingell to succeed husband; Lawrence wins|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=Crain's Detroit Business}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 14th district Republican primary, August 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06014000.html|title=14th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In WAYNE County|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201156/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/06014000.html|archive-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Don Ukrainec

|votes = 7,435

|percentage = 55.43

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Pauline Montie

|votes = 5,978

|percentage = 44.57

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 13,413

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=Michigan's 14th district general election, November 2, 2010{{cite web|url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06014000.html|title=14th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In WAYNE County|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=Michigan Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129155100/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/06014000.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Conyers (incumbent)

|votes = 115,511

|percentage = 76.76

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Don Ukrainec

|votes = 29,902

|percentage = 19.87

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = U.S. Taxpayers Party

|candidate = Marc Sosnowski

|votes = 3,206

|percentage = 2.13

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Richard Secula

|votes = 1,859

|percentage = 1.24

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 150,478

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box end}}

• Electoral history of John Conyers

• {{cite web|url=http://johnconyers.com/ |title=John Conyers campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029001334/http://johnconyers.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://paulinevsmachine.ning.com/ |title=Pauline Montie campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724043054/http://paulinevsmachine.ning.com/ |archive-date=July 24, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.lpwm.org/RickSecula/ |title=Rick Secula campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220031/http://www.lpwm.org/RickSecula/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.makeitmarco.com/ |title=Marc J. Sosnowski campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221304/http://www.makeitmarco.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://don4change.com/ |title=Don Ukrainec campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029074924/http://don4change.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}

{{redirect|Aimee Smith|other people with the same or similar names|Amy Smith (disambiguation)}}

{{redirect|John J. Lynch|other people with the same or similar names|John Lynch (disambiguation)}}

{{redirect-distinguish|Tony Amorose|Tony Ambrose}}

Image:MI15 110.svg in 2010]]

File:JohnnyDingell.jpeg, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 15th district]]

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{{see also|Michigan's 15th congressional district}}

The 15th district included Inkster, Monroe, Romulus, Taylor and parts of Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. The district's population was 77 percent white, 13 percent black and 5 percent Asian (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 88 percent were high school graduates and 29 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $54,013.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/michigan/15|title=Michigan 15th District Profile|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=The New York Times}} In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 66 percent its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 33 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-MI-15.html|title=Michigan – 15th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Roll Call}}

Democrat John Dingell, who took office in 1955, was the incumbent. Dingell was re-elected in 2008 with 71 percent of the vote. In 2010 Dingell's opponent in the general election was Republican nominee Rob Steele, a cardiologist. U.S. Taxpayers Party nominee Matthew Lawrence Furman, who formerly worked in equipment repair and maintenance at the University of Michigan; Libertarian Party nominee Kerry L. Morgan, an attorney; and Green Party nominee Aimee Smith, the vice chair of the Green Party of Michigan, also ran. Dingell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tony Amorose, a teacher with Dearborn Public Schools; John J. "Jack" Lynch, a database systems project manager with the Eaton Corporation; and Majed A. Moughni, an attorney, also sought the Republican nomination.

Dingell raised $1,960,195 and spent $2,790,616. Steele raised $1,059,929 and spent the same amount.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MI15&cycle=2010|title=Michigan District 15 Race|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Amorose raised $6,475 and spent $6,370.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032683&cycle=2010|title=Tony Amorose (R)|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}} Lynch raised $17,750 and spent $17,971.{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00030231&cycle=2010|title=John Lynch (R)|access-date=January 18, 2014|publisher=OpenSecrets}}

In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted in the week preceding September 20, 2010, by Glengariff Group Inc., 49 percent of respondents supported Dingell while 30 percent favored Steele.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/09/poll_john_dingell_leads_challe.html|title=Poll: John Dingell leads challenger by 19 points despite 'some concern' by Michigan Democrats|date=September 20, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=MLive.com|first=Jonathan|last=Oosting}} A poll with a sample size of 300, conducted by the Rossman Group and Team TelCom on October 4, 2010, found Steele leading with 44 percent to Dingell's 40 percent while 11 percent were undecided.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011093445/http://www.freep.com/article/20101008/NEWS15/10080315/1318/Poll-In-House-race-Rob-Steele-leads-John-Dingell-by-4-points|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20101008/NEWS15/10080315/1318/Poll-In-House-race-Rob-Steele-leads-John-Dingell-by-4-points|title=Poll: In House race, Rob Steele leads John Dingell by 4 points|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Detroit Free Press|first=Kathleen|last=Gray|archive-date=October 11, 2010}} In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by EPIC/MRA between October 16 and 19, 2010, Dingell led with 53 percent to Steele's 36 percent.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028014039/http://www.freep.com/article/20101022/NEWS15/10220399/1322/Poll-shows-Dingell-leading-newcomer|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20101022/NEWS15/10220399/1322/Poll-shows-Dingell-leading-newcomer|title=Poll shows Dingell leading newcomer|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=January 18, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2010|work=Detroit Free Press|first1=Todd|last1=Spangler|first2=Kathleen|last2=Gray}}

Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight's forecast gave Dingell a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 59 percent of the vote to Steele's 38 percent.{{cite web|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/michigan/15|title=Michigan 15th District|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=FiveThirtyEight}} On election day Dingell was re-elected with 57 percent of the vote to Steele's 40 percent. Dingell was again re-elected in 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20121106/FREE/121109894/stabenow-re-elected-to-u-s-senate-bentivolio-conyers-dingell-win|title=Stabenow re-elected to U.S. Senate; Bentivolio, Conyers, Dingell win in House|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=January 18, 2014|work=Crain's Detroit Business}} and in 2014 retired rather than seeking re-election. He was succeeded by his wife Deborah Dingell.{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/11/05/debbie-dingell/18524187/|title=Debbie Dingell: 'Let's find the ways to work together'|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|work=The Detroit News|first=Lauren|last=Abdel-Razzaq}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Rob Steele

|votes = 18,358

|percentage = 50.76

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John Lynch

|votes = 11,946

|percentage = 33.03

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Tony Amorose

|votes = 4,488

|percentage = 12.41

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Majed Moughni

|votes = 1,374

|percentage = 3.80

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 36,166

|percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Dingell (incumbent)

|votes = 118,336

|percentage = 56.81

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Rob Steele

|votes = 83,488

|percentage = 40.08

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Aimee Smith

|votes = 2,686

|percentage = 1.29

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Kerry Morgan

|votes = 1,969

|percentage = 0.95

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = U.S. Taxpayers Party

|candidate = Matthew Furman

|votes = 1,821

|percentage = 0.87

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Write-in candidate

|candidate = Louis Czako

|votes = 9

|percentage = 0.00

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 208,309

|percentage = 100.00

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• Electoral history of John Dingell

• {{cite web|url=http://www.dingellforcongress.com/ |title=John Dingell campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215045/http://www.dingellforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.furmanforcongress.com/ |title=Matt Furman campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221432/http://www.furmanforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.lpwm.org/KerryMorgan/ |title=Kerry Morgan campaign website |access-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220039/http://www.lpwm.org/KerryMorgan/ |archive-date=October 28, 2010 }}
• {{cite web|url=http://robsteeleforcongress.com/ |title=Rob Steele campaign website |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029181234/http://robsteeleforcongress.com/ |archive-date=October 29, 2010 }}

• List of United States representatives from Michigan
• United States congressional delegations from Michigan

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