Michigan's 2nd congressional district

Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Michigan's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Bill Huizenga (R–Zeeland)
Distribution
  • 74.26[1]% urban
  • 25.74% rural
Population (2016) 734,965[2]
Median income $52,919
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+9[3]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 It consisted of the counties of Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent. The borders were altered slightly for redistricting in 2012.

The 2nd district has the largest concentration of Dutch Americans of any congressional district in the country.[4] John McCain won the district in 2008 with 51% of the vote, his best performance in any of Michigan's 15 congressional districts.[5] Rep. Hoekstra announced he would not seek re-election to Congress in 2010. Republican Bill Huizenga replaced Hoekstra after winning the 2010 General Election.

Major cities

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2016 President Trump 56 - 38%
2012 President Romney 56 - 43%
2008 President McCain 51 - 48%
2004 President Bush 60 - 39%
2000 President Bush 59 - 38%
1996 President Dole 50 - 41%
1992 President Bush 45 - 34%

History

The 2nd congressional district today is largely the same as it was after the 1992 redistricting. There have been some changes, but it still covers in general the same area.

Prior to the 1992 redistricting the 2nd district covered the northern half to two thirds of Livonia, Northville Township, the Wayne County portion of the city of Northville, Plymouth and Plymouth Township all in Wayne County. It also covered most of Washtenaw County, Michigan but not Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti. The only county entirely in the district was Hillsdale County. Most of Jackson county was in the district, but the some of that county's northern tier townships were in Michigan's 6th congressional district. About half of Lenawee County was in the district, and the far north-east portion of Branch county was also in the district.

In 1992, this district essentially became the 7th district, while the 2nd was redrawn to take in much of the territory of the old 9th district.

List of U.S. Representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsCongressNotes
District created March 4, 1843
Lucius LyonDemocratMarch 4, 1843 - March 4, 184528th
John Smith ChipmanDemocratMarch 4, 1845 - March 4, 184729th
Edward Bradley[6]DemocratMarch 4, 1847 - August 5, 184730thDied
VacantAugust 5, 1847 –
December 6, 1847		30th
Charles E. Stuart[6]DemocratDecember 6, 1847 - March 4, 184930th
William SpragueWhig [7]March 4, 1849 - March 4, 185131st
Charles E. StuartDemocratMarch 4, 1851 - March 4, 185332nd
David A. NobleDemocratMarch 4, 1853 - March 4, 185533rd
Henry WaldronRepublicanMarch 4, 1855 - March 4, 186134th-36th
Fernando C. BeamanRepublicanMarch 4, 1861 - March 4, 186337thRedistricted to the 1st district
Charles UpsonRepublicanMarch 4, 1863 - March 4, 186938th-40th
William L. StoughtonRepublicanMarch 4, 1869 - March 4, 187341st-42nd
Henry WaldronRepublicanMarch 4, 1873 - March 4, 187743rd-44thRedistricted from the 1st district
Edwin WillitsRepublicanMarch 4, 1877 - March 4, 188345th-47th
Nathaniel B. EldredgeDemocrat [8]March 4, 1883 - March 4, 188748th-49th
Edward P. AllenRepublicanMarch 4, 1887 - March 4, 189140th-51st
James S. GormanDemocratMarch 4, 1891 - March 4, 189552nd-53rd
George SpaldingRepublicanMarch 4, 1895 - March 4, 189954th-55th
Henry C. SmithRepublicanMarch 4, 1899 - March 4, 190356th-57th
Charles E. TownsendRepublicanMarch 4, 1903 - March 4, 191158th-61st
William WedemeyerRepublicanMarch 4, 1911 - January 2, 191362ndDied
VacantJanuary 2, 1913 –
March 4, 1913		62nd
Samuel BeakesDemocratMarch 4, 1913 - March 4, 191763rd-64th
Mark R. Bacon[9]RepublicanMarch 4, 1917 - December 13, 191765thLost contested election
Samuel BeakesDemocratDecember 13, 1917 - March 4, 191965thWon contested election
Earl C. MichenerRepublicanMarch 4, 1919 - March 4, 193366th-72nd
John C. LehrDemocratMarch 4, 1933 - January 3, 193573rd
Earl C. MichenerRepublicanJanuary 3, 1935 - January 3, 195174th-81st
George MeaderRepublicanJanuary 3, 1951 - January 3, 196582nd-88th
Weston E. VivianDemocratJanuary 3, 1965 - January 3, 196789th
Marvin L. EschRepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 - January 3, 197790th-94th
Carl PursellRepublicanJanuary 3, 1977 - January 3, 199395th-102nd
Peter HoekstraRepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 - January 3, 2011103rd-111th
Bill HuizengaRepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 – Present112th-Incumbent

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003
2003 - 2013

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=26&cd=02
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  5. ↑ http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/4161/presidential-results-by-congressional-district-20002008
  6. 1 2 Edward Bradley was elected November 3, 1846, but died August 5, 1847 in New York City, while en route to Washington, D.C. to take office; Charles E. Stuart was elected November 2, 1847, to fill the vacancy.
  7. ↑ William Sprague was elected on a Free Soil Party ticket and was seated with the Whigs in Congress.
  8. ↑ Nathaniel B. Eldredge was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1884 to the 49th Congress.
  9. ↑
    In the election of November 7, 1916, official returns showed Mark R. Bacon had won by 49 votes. Although there was no provision in state law at that time for recounting ballots in the election of federal officials, a separate examination of votes in Jackson County revealed that Samuel W. Beakes was entitled to 87 more votes. However, the board of state canvassers and the Michigan Supreme Court refused to allow a recount. Finally, the U.S. House Committee on Elections decided to conduct a recount, which gave Beakes the victory by 132 votes. The committee unanimously reported resolutions to the full House stating that Bacon had not been elected to the seat and was not entitled to it, and that, in fact, Beakes was the elected representative of the district. The House seated Beakes on December 13, 1917.

References

  • Govtrack.us for the 2nd 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

Coordinates: 43°23′51″N 86°19′08″W / 43.39750°N 86.31889°W / 43.39750; -86.31889

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