Michigan's 11th congressional district

Michigan's 11th congressional district
	Michigan's 11th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	David Trott (R–Birmingham)
Population (2010)	705,974
Ethnicity	82.2% White; 5.0% Black; 7.6% Asian; 3.1% Hispanic; 0.2% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+4[1]

Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district located northwest of Detroit, comprising portions of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties. Prior to 1993, the district covered the state's Upper Peninsula and the northernmost portion of the Lower Peninsula (a.k.a. Northern Michigan), but that year it was shifted to the Detroit area, and its former geographical area became represented by the state's first district.

Its current configuration dates from 2003, when population growth in the Detroit suburbs resulted in a new district being created in that region even as Michigan lost a district.

The 11th district was represented by Thad McCotter, who was elected in 2002. Congressman McCotter resigned on July 6, 2012.^[2]^[3] He was replaced by Democrat David Curson, who won a special election on November 6, 2012.^[3]^[4] Curson was sworn in on November 13, although he was replaced by Kerry Bentivolio on January 3, 2013.^[3]^[5] David Trott won election in 2014 and was seated January 2015. Trott has announced he will not seek re-election in 2018.

History

The 11th congressional district formed in 1993 took portions of the old 15th (mainly Westland), 2nd (Livonia), 17th (the included portion of Southfield), 6th (Highland and White Lake Townships) and 18th congressional districts. Most of its territory came from the old 18th congressional district.

In 2003, the district was essentially split in two. The bulk of the district–most of the Oakland County portion–became the 9th District, while a new 11th was created mostly out of the Wayne County portion of the old 11th combined with a sliver of Oakland.

Politics

The area that the 11th now covers has historically been strongly Republican, but since the 1990s has become a swing district with just a slight Republican lean. Yet it has continued to support Republicans in house races, including when Joe Knollenberg won with 57% of the vote, while Al Gore won here by just 34 votes.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Trump 50 - 45%
2012	President	Romney 52 - 47%
2008	President	Obama 54 - 45%
2004	President	Bush 53 - 47%
2000	President	Bush 51 - 47%
1996	President	Clinton 46 - 46%
1992	President	Bush 47 - 37%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1883
Edward Breitung	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Retired
Seth C. Moffatt ^[7]	Republican	March 4, 1885 – December 22, 1887	49th-50th	Died
Vacant		December 22, 1887 – February 14, 1888	50th
Henry W. Seymour ^[7]	Republican	February 14, 1888 – March 3, 1889	50th	Defeated
Samuel M. Stephenson	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st-52nd	Redistricted to the 12th district
John Avery	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd-54th	Retired
William S. Mesick	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th-56th	Lost in primary
Archibald B. Darragh	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909	57th-60th	Retired
Francis H. Dodds	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st-62nd	Lost in Primary
Francis O. Lindquist	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Retired
Frank D. Scott	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927	64th-69th	Lost in primary
Frank P. Bohn	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th-72nd	Defeated
Prentiss M. Brown ^[8]	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – November 18, 1936	73rd-74th	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		November 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937	74th
John F. Luecke	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	Lost in primary
Fred Bradley ^[9]	Republican	January 3, 1939 – May 24, 1947	76th-80th	Died
Vacant		May 24, 1947 – August 26, 1947	80th
Charles E. Potter ^[9]^[10]	Republican	August 26, 1947 – November 4, 1952	80th-82nd	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant		November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1953	82nd
Victor A. Knox	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965	83rd-88th	Defeated
Raymond F. Clevenger	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Defeated
Philip Ruppe	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979	90th-95th	Retired
Robert W. Davis	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th-102nd	Retired
Joe Knollenberg	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd-107th	Redistricted to the 9th district
Thad McCotter	Republican	January 3, 2003 – July 6, 2012	108th-112th	Resigned
Vacant		July 6, 2012 – November 13, 2012	112th
David Curson	Democratic	November 13, 2012 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected to fill McCotter's remaining term. Not a candidate for 113th Congress.
Kerry Bentivolio	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	113th	Lost re-nomination
David Trott	Republican	January 3, 2015 – present	114th-115th

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003

2003 - 2013

Notes

↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
↑ Spangler, Todd (2012-07-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120706/NEWS06/120706063/thad-mccotter-resigns-citing-nightmarish-circumstances "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )
1 2 3 Staff (2012). [?url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/vacancies.aspx "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )
↑ Gray, Kathleen (2012-11-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20121107/NEWS05/121107050/David-Curson-Kerry-Bentivolio-Thad-McCotter "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )
↑ Tierney, Christine (2012-11-14). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
1 2 Seth C. Moffatt died December 22, 1887; Henry W. Seymour was elected to fill the vacancy February 14, 1888.
↑ Prentiss M. Brown resigned November 18, 1936; he had been elected on November 3, 1936, to the United States Senate for a full term beginning January 3, 1937, but was subsequently appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy for the term ending January 3, 1937, caused by the death of James J. Couzens. No replacement was elected to fill the vacancy in the House due Brown's resignation.
1 2 Fred Bradley died May 24, 1947. Charles E. Potter was elected August 26, 1947 to fill the vacancy.
↑ Charles E. Potter resigned November 4, 1952, to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate caused by the death of Arthur H. Vandenberg. No replacement was elected to fill the vacancy.

References

U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[resigned-2] Spangler, Todd (2012-07-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120706/NEWS06/120706063/thad-mccotter-resigns-citing-nightmarish-circumstances "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )

[clerk-3] 1 2 3 Staff (2012). [?url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/vacancies.aspx "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )

[election-4] Gray, Kathleen (2012-11-06). [?url=http://www.freep.com/article/20121107/NEWS05/121107050/David-Curson-Kerry-Bentivolio-Thad-McCotter "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat"] Check |archiveurl= value (help). Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )

[sworn-5] Tierney, Christine (2012-11-14). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14. (Archived by WebCite at )

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-20.

[Moffatt-7] 1 2 Seth C. Moffatt died December 22, 1887; Henry W. Seymour was elected to fill the vacancy February 14, 1888.

[Brown-8] Prentiss M. Brown resigned November 18, 1936; he had been elected on November 3, 1936, to the United States Senate for a full term beginning January 3, 1937, but was subsequently appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy for the term ending January 3, 1937, caused by the death of James J. Couzens. No replacement was elected to fill the vacancy in the House due Brown's resignation.

[Bradley-9] 1 2 Fred Bradley died May 24, 1947. Charles E. Potter was elected August 26, 1947 to fill the vacancy.

[Potter-10] Charles E. Potter resigned November 4, 1952, to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate caused by the death of Arthur H. Vandenberg. No replacement was elected to fill the vacancy.