Michigan's 16th congressional district
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Michigan's 16th congressional district is an obsolete United States congressional district in Michigan. It covered the communities of Dearborn, Downriver and Monroe County.[1]
The first Representative to Congress elected from the 16th district, John Lesinski, Sr., took office in 1933, after reapportionment due to the 1930 census. The district was dissolved following the 2000 census. The last Representative elected from the district, John Dingell, was subsequently elected from the 15th district. The only other Representative elected from the 16th district in its 70 years of existence was John Lesinski, Jr. It could be called a Polish district, because all three district's representatives were Polish-Americans.
Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Gore 51 - 47% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 54 - 34% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 43 - 36% |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Tenure | Congress | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1933 | |||
.jpg) | Democratic | March 4, 1933– May 27, 1950 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st | Died |
| Vacant | May 27, 1950– January 3, 1951 | 81st | ||
 | Democratic | January 3, 1951– January 3, 1965 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th | Lost renomination |
 | Democratic | January 3, 1965– January 3, 2003 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Redistricted from the 15th district, Redistricted to the 15th district |
| District eliminated | January 3, 2003 | |||
Notes
- ↑ Alamanac of American Politics 2002, p816
References
- 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: 42°0′N 83°30′W / 42.000°N 83.500°W