Michigan's 2nd congressional district

Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Western Michigan. The current 2nd district contains much of Michigan's old 4th congressional district, and includes all of Barry, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, and Osceola counties, as well as portions of Eaton, Kent, Midland, Muskegon, Ottawa and Wexford counties.[5] Republican John Moolenaar, who had previously represented the old 4th district, was re-elected to represent the new 2nd in 2022.

Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
 John Moolenaar
RCaledonia
Distribution
  • 74.26% urban[1]
  • 25.74% rural
Population (2022)781,036[2]
Median household
income
$61,030[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+16[4]

Cities

Presidential election results

This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
YearResults
1992George H.W. Bush 45% – Bill Clinton 34%
1996Bob Dole 50% – Bill Clinton 41%
2000George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 38%
2004George W. Bush 60% – John Kerry 39%
2008John McCain 51% – Barack Obama 48%
2012Mitt Romney 56% – Barack Obama 43%
2016Donald Trump 56% – Hillary Clinton 38%
2020Donald Trump 55% – Joe Biden 43%

Recent election results from statewide races

This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
YearOfficeResults
2018SenateJohn James 58.1% – Debbie Stabenow 49.3%
GovernorBill Schuette 56.1% – Gretchen Whitmer 40.3%
Attorney GeneralTom Leonard 59.3% – Dana Nessel 34.3%
2020SenateJohn James 63.2% – Gary Peters 34.8%

History

The 2nd congressional district has been associated with the north-central Lake Michigan shoreline region since 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 members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843

Lucius Lyon
(Grand Rapids)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28thElected in 1843.
Retired.
John Smith Chipman
(Centreville)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29thElected in 1844.
Retired.
Edward Bradley
(Marshall)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1847 –
August 5, 1847
30thElected in 1846.
Died.
VacantAugust 5, 1847 –
December 6, 1847

Charles E. Stuart
(Kalamazoo)
DemocraticDecember 6, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
Elected finish Bradley's term.
Lost re-election.
William Sprague
(Kalamazoo)
Whig[a]March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31stElected in 1848.
Retired.

Charles E. Stuart
(Kalamazoo)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32ndElected in 1850.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
David A. Noble
(Monroe)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rdElected in 1852.
Lost re-election.

Henry Waldron
(Hillsdale)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861
34th
35th
36th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.

Fernando C. Beaman
(Adrian)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37thElected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 1st district.

Charles Upson
(Coldwater)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
38th
39th
40th
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.

William L. Stoughton
(Sturgis)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873
41st
42nd
Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.

Henry Waldron
(Hillsdale)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877
43rd
44th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.

Edwin Willits
(Monroe)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
45th
46th
47th
Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

Nathaniel B. Eldredge
(Adrian)
Democratic[b]March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.

Edward P. Allen
(Ypsilanti)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.

James S. Gorman
(Chelsea)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895
52nd
53rd
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.

George Spalding
(Monroe)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899
54th
55th
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost renomination.

Henry C. Smith
(Adrian)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903
56th
57th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.

Charles E. Townsend
(Jackson)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911
58th
59th
60th
61st
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

William Wedemeyer
(Ann Arbor)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1911 –
January 2, 1913
62ndElected in 1910.
Lost re-election and died before next term began.
VacantJanuary 2, 1913 –
March 3, 1913

Samuel Beakes
(Ann Arbor)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1917
63rd
64th
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.

Mark R. Bacon
(Wyandotte)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1917 –
December 13, 1917
65thElected in 1916.
Lost election contest.[c]

Samuel Beakes
(Ann Arbor)
DemocraticDecember 13, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65thWon election contest.
Lost re-election.

Earl C. Michener
(Adrian)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

John C. Lehr
(Monroe)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rdElected in 1932.
Lost re-election.

Earl C. Michener
(Adrian)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1951
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired.

George Meader
(Ann Arbor)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1965
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.

Weston E. Vivian
(Ann Arbor)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
89thElected in 1964.
Lost re-election.

Marvin L. Esch
(Ann Arbor)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1977
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Carl Pursell
(Plymouth)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

Pete Hoekstra
(Holland)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.

Bill Huizenga
(Holland)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2023
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

John Moolenaar
(Caledonia)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
present
118thRedistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2012[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Huizenga (incumbent) 194,653 61.2
DemocraticWillie German, Jr.108,97334.2
LibertarianMary Buzuma8,7502.6
ConstitutionRonald Graeser3,1761.1
GreenWilliam Opalicky2,7150.9
Total votes318,267 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2014[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Huizenga (incumbent) 135,568 63.6
DemocraticDean Vanderstelt70,85133.3
LibertarianRonald Welch II3,8771.8
U.S. TaxpayersRonald Graeser2,7761.3
Total votes213,072 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Huizenga (incumbent) 212,508 62.6
DemocraticDennis Murphy110,39132.5
LibertarianErwin Haas8,1542.4
GreenMatthew A. Brady5,3531.6
ConstitutionRonald Graeser2,9040.9
IndependentJoshua Arnold (write-in)180.0
Total votes339,328 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2018[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Huizenga (incumbent) 168,970 55.3
DemocraticRob Davidson131,25443.0
ConstitutionRon Graeser5,2391.7
Total votes305,463 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2020[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Huizenga (incumbent) 238,711 59.2
DemocraticBryan Berghoef154,12238.2
LibertarianMax Riekse5,2921.3
GreenJean-Michel Crevière2,6460.7
ConstitutionGerald Van Sickle2,4760.6
Total votes403,247 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Moolenaar (incumbent) 216,222 63.6
DemocraticJerry Hilliard116,45234.3
LibertarianNathan Hewer6,8472.0
Total votes339,521 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

1993–2003
2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

Notes

References

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