Michigan's 9th congressional district
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Michigan's 9th congressional district | ||
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Current Representative | Gary Peters (D–Bloomfield Township) | |
Distribution | 99.29% urban, 0.71% rural | |
Population (2000) | 662,563 | |
Median income | $52,510 | |
Ethnicity | 83.1% White, 8.1% Black, 5.6% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% other | |
Cook PVI | D+2 |
Michigan's 9th congressional district is contained within Oakland County in the southeast areas of the state of Michigan and encompasses most of the county. It is the only congressional district to lie entirely within Oakland County.
Like Oakland County as a whole, the 9th Congressional District has historically been very Republican. However, in 2008, Gary Peters became the first Democrat to represent this district. He faced independent Bob Gray and Republican Rocky Raczkowski in the 2010 General Election; Peters won by a narrow margin.
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[edit] List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Notes |
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District created | March 4, 1873 | |||
Jay A. Hubbell | Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1883 | 43rd-47th | |
Byron M. Cutcheon | Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1891 | 48th-51st | |
Harrison H. Wheeler | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | 52nd | |
John W. Moon | Republican | March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895 | 53rd | |
Roswell P. Bishop | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1907 | 54th-59th | |
James C. McLaughlin [1] | Republican | March 4, 1907 - November 29, 1932 | 60th-72nd | Died |
Vacant | November 29, 1932 – March 4, 1933 |
72nd | ||
Harry W. Musselwhite | Democratic | March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | 73rd | |
Albert J. Engel | Republican | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1951 | 74th-81st | |
Ruth Thompson | Republican | January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1957 | 82nd-84th | |
Robert P. Griffin [2] | Republican | January 3, 1957 - May 11, 1966 | 85th-89th | Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate |
Vacant | May 11, 1966 – November 8, 1966 |
89th | ||
Guy Vander Jagt [2] | Republican | November 8, 1966 - January 3, 1993 | 89th-102nd | |
Dale Kildee [3] | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003 | 103rd-107th | Redistricted from the 7th district, Redistricted to the 5th district |
Joe Knollenberg | Republican | January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009 | 108th-110th | Redistricted from the 11th district |
Gary Peters | Democratic | January 3, 2009 - Present | 111th- | Incumbent |
[edit] Elections
House Election 2010: Michigan's 9th district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 125,730 | 49.8% | -2.2% | |
Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 119,325 | 47.2% | +4.2% | |
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 2,601 | 1.0% | -0.4% | |
Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,484 | 1.0% | -0.4% | |
Independent | Bob Gray | 1,866 | 0.7% | N/A | |
Independent | Matthew Kuofie | 644 | 0.3% | N/A | |
Plurality | 125,730 | 49.8% | |||
Turnout | 252,650 |
House Election 2008: Michigan's 9th district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Gary Peters | 184,098 | 52% | +6% | |
Republican | Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) | 150,574 | 43% | -9% | |
Independent | Jack Kevorkian | 9,047 | 2.6% | +2.6% | |
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 4,937 | 1.4% | +0.4% | |
Green | Douglas Campbell | 4,800 | 1.4% | +0.4% | |
Majority | 184,098 | 52% | |||
Turnout | 353,456 |
House Election 2006: Michigan's 9th district | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Republican | Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) | 142,279 | 52% | ||
Democratic | Nancy Skinner | 127,651 | 46% | ||
Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 3,698 | 1% | ||
Green | Abel | 2,466 | 1% | ||
Majority | 14,628 | 6% | |||
Turnout | 276,094 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ James C. McLaughlin died November 29, 1932; the vacancy was not filled.
- ^ a b Robert P. Griffin resigned on May 10, 1966, to be appointed the following day to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara; Guy Vander Jagt was elected simultaneously in a special election November 8, 1966, to fill the unexpired term in the 89th and for a full term in the 90th Congress.
- ^ Dale Kildee now represents the 5th District.
District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.
[edit] References
- Gary Peters's webpage
- Govtrack.us for the 9th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
- The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
- U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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