2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 14 Michigan seats in the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Last election 7 7 0 Seats before 7 6 1 Seats won 7 7 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,688,527 2,617,881 59,958 Percentage 49.58% 48.27% 1.11% Swing 2.75% 3.62% 0.82%
Congressional district results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Party primaries were held on August 4, 2020. The Michigan delegation prior to the election consisted of seven Democrats, six Republicans and one Libertarian. Unless otherwise indicated, the Cook Political Report rated the races as safe for the party of the incumbents.

Overview[edit]

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	153,328	36.84%	256,581	61.65%	6,310	1.52%	416,219	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	154,122	38.22%	238,711	59.20%	10,414	2.58%	402,247	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	189,769	47.04%	213,649	52.96%	1	0.00%	403,419	100.00%	Republican gain
District 4	120,802	32.37%	242,621	65.00%	9,822	2.63%	373,245	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	196,599	54.45%	150,772	41.76%	13,661	3.79%	361,032	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 6	152,085	40.13%	211,496	55.81%	15,399	4.06%	378,980	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	159,743	41.25%	227,524	58.75%	0	0.00%	387,267	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	217,922	50.88%	202,525	47.28%	7,897	1.84%	428,344	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 9	230,318	57.71%	153,296	38.41%	15,503	3.89%	399,117	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	138,179	33.72%	271,607	66.28%	0	0.00%	409,786	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	226,128	50.20%	215,405	47.82%	8,940	1.98%	450,473	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	254,957	66.43%	117,719	30.67%	11,147	2.90%	383,823	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 13	223,205	78.08%	53,311	18.65%	9,369	3.28%	285,885	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	271,360	79.28%	62,664	18.31%	8,269	2.41%	342,303	100.00%	Democratic hold
Total	2,688,527	49.58%	2,617,881	48.27%	101,095	1.86%	5,423,140	100.00%

Popular vote Democratic   49.58% Republican   48.27% Other   1.86%

House seats Democratic   50.00% Republican   50.00%

District 1[edit]

2020 Michigan's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Jack Bergman Dana Ferguson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 256,581 153,328 Percentage 61.7% 36.8%

Results by county Bergman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ferguson:      50–60%

Precinct results Bergman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Ferguson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%

U.S. Representative before election Jack Bergman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jack Bergman Republican

The 1st district covers the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula. The incumbent was Republican Jack Bergman, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jack Bergman, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Bergman (incumbent)	100,716	100.0
Total votes			100,716	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dana Ferguson, construction worker^[3]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Linda O'Dell, former Wall Street research analyst and trader^[5]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dana Ferguson	45,565	64.2
	Democratic	Linda O'Dell	25,388	35.8
Total votes			70,953	100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Ben Boren, vice chair of the Michigan Libertarian Party^[6]

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 1st congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Bergman (incumbent)	256,581	61.7
	Democratic	Dana Ferguson	153,328	36.8
	Libertarian	Ben Boren	6,310	1.5
Total votes			416,219	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[edit]

2020 Michigan's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bill Huizenga Bryan Berghoef Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 238,711 154,122 Percentage 59.2% 38.2%

Results by county Huizenga:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Berghoef:      50–60%

Precinct results Huizenga:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Berghoef:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Bill Huizenga Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga Republican

The 2nd district runs along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan taking in Lake, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo counties and parts of Mason County, and includes parts of the Grand Rapids suburbs, including Ottawa County and parts of Allegan and Kent counties. The incumbent was Republican Bill Huizenga, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill Huizenga, incumbent U.S. representative^[15]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	88,258	100.0
Total votes			88,258	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bryan Berghoef, United Church of Christ pastor^[16]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bryan Berghoef	59,703	100.0
Total votes			59,703	100.0

Third parties[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Jean-Michael Creviere (Green), activist^[17]

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Bill Huizenga (R)	Bryan Berghoef (D)	Other/ Undecided
Denno Research (D)[A]	July 8–11, 2020	400 (LV)	–	49%	31%	20%

Results[edit]

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	238,711	59.2
	Democratic	Bryan Berghoef	154,122	38.2
	Libertarian	Max Riekse	5,292	1.3
	Green	Jean-Michel Crevière	2,646	0.7
	Constitution	Gerald Van Sickle	2,476	0.6
Total votes			403,247	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[edit]

2020 Michigan's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Peter Meijer Hillary Scholten Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 213,649 189,769 Percentage 53.0% 47.0%

Results by county Meijer:      50–60%      60–70% Scholten:      50–60%

Precinct results Meijer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Scholten:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Justin Amash Libertarian Elected U.S. Representative Peter Meijer Republican

The 3rd district is based in western Michigan, and is home to the city of Grand Rapids. The incumbent was Libertarian Justin Amash, who was re-elected as a Republican with 54.4% of the vote in 2018,^[2] and announced that he was leaving the party on July 4, 2019.^[18] Amash decided on July 16, 2020 not to seek re-election to his House seat.^[19]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Peter Meijer, U.S. Army veteran and grandson of Frederik Meijer^[20]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Lynn Afendoulis, state representative^[21]
• Joe Farrington, bar owner^[5]
• Tom Norton, former village president and Afghanistan War veteran^[22]
• Emily Rafi, attorney^[23]

Withdrew[edit]

• Joel Langlois, businessman and president of the DeltaPlex Arena and Conference Center^[24][25]
• Jim Lower, state representative^[26]

Declined[edit]

• Jase Bolger, former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives^[27]
• Brian Ellis, businessman and candidate for Michigan's 3rd congressional district in 2014^[28]

Endorsements[edit]

Debates[edit]

2020 Michigan's 3rd congressional district republican primary debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Lynn Afendoulis	Joe Farrington	Peter Meijer	Tom Norton	Emily Rafi
1	Jul. 14, 2020	WOOD-TV	Rick Albin	YouTube	P	P	P	P	I
2	Jul. 20, 2020	Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce	Andy Johnston	YouTube	P	P	P	P	P

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Lynn Afendoulis	Peter Meijer	Undecided
National Research Inc.[B]	June 15–16, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	17%	41%	–

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Meijer	47,273	50.2
	Republican	Lynn Afendoulis	24,579	26.1
	Republican	Tom Norton	14,913	15.8
	Republican	Joe Farrington	3,966	4.2
	Republican	Emily Rafi	3,462	3.7
Total votes			94,193	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Hillary Scholten, attorney^[48]

Failed to qualify[edit]

• Amanda Brunzell, navy veteran^[49]

Withdrew[edit]

• Doug Booth, healthcare operations manager^[50]
• Nick Colvin, attorney^[51][52]
• Emily Rafi, attorney^[53] (running as a Republican)^[23]

Declined[edit]

• Cathy Albro, farmer and nominee for Michigan's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[54]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hillary Scholten	65,008	100.0
Total votes			65,008	100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declined[edit]

• Justin Amash, incumbent U.S. representative^[61]

General election[edit]

Debate[edit]

2020 Michigan's 3rd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Peter Meijer	Hillary Scholten
1	Oct. 1, 2020	WOOD-TV	Rick Albin	YouTube	P	P

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Tossup	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Tossup	October 1, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Lean R (flip)	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Tossup	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Tossup	October 29, 2020
RCP[12]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Tossup	June 7, 2020

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Peter Meijer (R)	Hillary Scholten (D)	Undecided
Strategic National Archived October 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	October 15–17, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%[b]	46%	7%
				42%[c]	50%	8%
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)[C]	October 7–9, 2020	449 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	47%	11%
National Research (R)[B]	October 5–7, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	50%	43%	–
We Ask America Archived September 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	September 19–20, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	41%	10%
ALG Research (D)[C]	September 16–20, 2020	501 (LV)	± 4.4%	42%	44%	14%
Global Strategy Group (D) Archived September 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	September 8–10, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	41%	18%[d]
ALG Research (D)[D]	June 3–7, 2020	502 (LV)	± 4.4%	39%	40%	–

Results[edit]

Michigan's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Meijer	213,649	53.0
	Democratic	Hillary Scholten	189,769	47.0
	Independent	Richard Fuentes (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			403,419	100.0
	Republican gain from Libertarian

District 4[edit]

2020 Michigan's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee John Moolenaar Jerry Hilliard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 242,621 120,802 Percentage 65.0% 32.4%

Results by county Moolenaar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Precinct results Moolenaar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hilliard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      No data

U.S. Representative before election John Moolenaar Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Moolenaar Republican

The 4th district encompasses central Michigan, including Midland and Mount Pleasant. The incumbent was Republican John Moolenaar, who was re-elected with 62.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Moolenaar, incumbent U.S. representative^[62]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moolenaar (incumbent)	97,653	100.0
Total votes			97,653	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jerry Hilliard, teacher and nominee for this seat in 2018^[63]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Anthony Feig, Central Michigan University professor^[64]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry Hilliard	26,616	54.1
	Democratic	Anthony Feig	22,594	45.9
Total votes			49,210	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moolenaar (incumbent)	242,621	65.0
	Democratic	Jerry Hilliard	120,802	32.4
	Libertarian	David Canny	5,374	1.4
	Green	Amy Slepr	4,448	1.2
Total votes			373,245	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

2020 Michigan's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Dan Kildee Tim Kelly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 196,599 150,772 Percentage 54.4% 41.8%

Results by county Killdee:      50–60%      60-70% Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%

Precinct results Killdee:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Kelly:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Dan Kildee Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dan Kildee Democratic

The 5th district takes in the Saginaw Bay, including Bay City, Saginaw, and Flint. The incumbent was Democrat Dan Kildee, who was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dan Kildee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	91,288	100.0
Total votes			91,288	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Tim Kelly, former state representative and former Saginaw County commissioner^[65]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Earl Lackie^[66]

Withdrew[edit]

• Christina Fitchett-Hickson^[66]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Kelly	37,545	79.3
	Republican	Earl Lackie	9,822	20.7
Total votes			47,367	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Likely D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	196,599	54.4
	Republican	Tim Kelly	150,772	41.8
	Working Class	Kathy Goodwin	8,180	2.3
	Libertarian	James Harris	5,481	1.5
Total votes			361,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

2020 Michigan's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Fred Upton Jon Hoadley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,496 152,085 Percentage 55.8% 40.1%

Results by county Upton:      50–60%      60–70% Hoadley:      50–60%

Precinct results Upton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hoadley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Fred Upton Republican Elected U.S. Representative Fred Upton Republican

The 6th district is based in southwest Michigan, including all of Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties, as well as most of Allegan County. The incumbent was Republican Fred Upton, who was re-elected with 50.2% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Fred Upton, incumbent U.S. representative^[67]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Elena Oelke, real estate agent^[68]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Upton (incumbent)	53,495	62.7
	Republican	Elena Oelke	31,884	37.3
Total votes			85,379	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jon Hoadley, state representative^[69]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Jen Richardson, teacher^[70]

Declined[edit]

• Matt Longjohn, physician and nominee for Michigan's 6th congressional district in 2018^[71]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jon Hoadley	33,976	52.2
	Democratic	Jen Richardson	31,061	47.8
Total votes			65,037	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Lean R	August 6, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Likely R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Lean R	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Lean R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Likely R	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Lean R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Lean R	June 7, 2020

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Fred Upton (R)	Jon Hoadley (D)	Undecided
LOC Wick (D)[E]	August 25–28, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	46%	40%	14%
RMG Research/Term Limits	July 30 – August 6, 2020	500 (RV)	±  4.5%	36%	40%	23%
Victoria Research and Consulting (D)[F]	May 2–5, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	37%	38%	25%

Results[edit]

Michigan's 6th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Upton (incumbent)	211,496	55.8
	Democratic	Jon Hoadley	152,085	40.1
	Libertarian	Jeff DePoy	10,399	2.7
	Green	John Lawrence	4,440	1.2
	Independent	Jerry Solis (write-in)	560	0.2
Total votes			378,980	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7[edit]

2020 Michigan's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Tim Walberg Gretchen Driskell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 227,524 159,743 Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

Results by county Walberg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Driskell:      50–60%

Precinct results Walberg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Driskell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Tim Walberg Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tim Walberg Republican

The 7th district is based in southeast Michigan, taking in the western suburbs of Ann Arbor, Monroe County, as well as parts of Lansing in Eaton County. The incumbent was Republican Tim Walberg, who was re-elected with 53.8% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Tim Walberg, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Walberg (incumbent)	84,397	100.0
Total votes			84,397	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Gretchen Driskell, former state representative, former mayor of Saline, and nominee for Michigan's 7th congressional district in 2016 and 2018^[86]

Failed to qualify[edit]

• Samuel Branscum^[87]
• Ryan Hall^[88]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gretchen Driskell	63,470	100.0
Total votes			63,470	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 7th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Walberg (incumbent)	227,524	58.7
	Democratic	Gretchen Driskell	159,743	41.3
Total votes			387,627	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8[edit]

2020 Michigan's 8th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Elissa Slotkin Paul Junge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 217,922 202,525 Percentage 50.9% 47.3%

Results by county Slotkin:      60-70% Junge:      50–60%

Precinct results Slotkin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Junge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Elissa Slotkin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin Democratic

The 8th district is based in southeast Michigan, including most of Lansing as well as Oakland County, including Rochester. The incumbent was Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2] The Cook Political Report rated this contest as 'lean Democratic'.^[89]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Elissa Slotkin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elissa Slotkin (incumbent)	90,570	100.0
Total votes			90,570	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Paul Junge, former news anchor for FOX 47 News and former external affairs director at ICE^[92]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Mike Detmer, businessman and former president of Young Republicans^[93]
• Alan Hoover, U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[94]
• Kristina Lyke, criminal defense attorney^[95]

Disqualified[edit]

• Nikki Snyder, Michigan Department of Education board member and registered nurse^[96][66]

Declined[edit]

• Tom Barrett, state senator^[97]
• Mike Bishop, former U.S. representative^[98]
• Joe Hune, former state senator^[97]
• Meghan Reckling, chair of the Livingston County Republican Party^[99]
• Lana Theis, state senator^[97]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Junge	30,525	35.1
	Republican	Mike Detmer	24,863	28.6
	Republican	Kristina Lyke	22,093	25.4
	Republican	Alan Hoover	9,461	10.9
Total votes			86,942	100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Joe Hartman, tax advisor^[100]

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe D	August 7, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Likely D	October 15, 2020
Politico[10]	Lean D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Likely D	October 29, 2020
RCP[12]	Lean D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 8th congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elissa Slotkin (incumbent)	217,922	50.9
	Republican	Paul Junge	202,525	47.3
	Libertarian	Joe Hartman	7,897	1.8
Total votes			428,344	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9[edit]

2020 Michigan's 9th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Andy Levin Charles Langworthy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 230,318 153,296 Percentage 57.7% 38.4%

Results by county Levin:      50–60%      60-70%

Precinct results Levin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Langworthy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Andy Levin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Andy Levin Democratic

The 9th district is centered around the northern suburbs of Detroit, taking in southeastern Oakland County and southern Macomb County, including the cities of Royal Oak and Warren. The incumbent was Democrat Andy Levin, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Andy Levin, incumbent U.S Representative

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Levin (incumbent)	103,202	100.0
Total votes			103,202	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidate[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Charles Langworthy, U.S. Navy veteran^[101]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Gabi Grossbard, former cars salesman^[101]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Langworthy	32,084	57.4
	Republican	Gabi Grossbard	23,846	42.6
	Republican	Douglas Troszak (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			55,931	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 9th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Levin (incumbent)	230,318	57.7
	Republican	Charles Langworthy	153,296	38.4
	Working Class	Andrea Kirby	8,970	2.3
	Libertarian	Mike Saliba	6,532	1.6
	Independent	Douglas Troszak (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			399,117	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

2020 Michigan's 10th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Lisa McClain Kimberly Bizon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 271,607 138,179 Percentage 66.3% 33.7%

Results by county McClain:      60–70%      70–80%

Precinct results McClain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bizon:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Mitchell Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lisa McClain Republican

The 10th district takes in the eastern Lower Peninsula region known as the Thumb, consisting of Huron County, Lapeer County, St. Clair County, and Sanilac County as well as most of northern Macomb County and eastern Tuscola County. The incumbent was Republican Paul Mitchell, who was re-elected with 60.8% of the vote in 2018,^[2] and subsequently announced he would not seek re-election on July 24, 2019 due to health issues.^[102]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Lisa McClain, finance executive^[103]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Shane Hernandez, state representative^[104]
• Doug Slocum, retired Brigadier general^[105]

Failed to qualify[edit]

• Brandon Mikula
• Richard Piwko
• Bisham Singh^[66]

Declined[edit]

• Kevin Daley, state senator^[106]
• Dan Lauwers, state senator^[106]
• Pete Lucido, state senator^[102]
• Pete Lund, former state representative^[102]
• Mike MacDonald, state senator^[106]
• Candice Miller, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner and former U.S. Representative^[102]
• Paul Mitchell, incumbent U.S. representative^[102]
• Phil Pavlov, state senator and candidate for Michigan's 10th congressional district in 2016^[106]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Shane Hernandez	Lisa McClain	Doug Slocum	Undecided
WPA Intelligence Archived August 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[I]	July 14–15, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	33%	27%	10%	30%
WPA Intelligence Archived August 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[I]	June 15–16, 2020	– (V)[f]	–	27%	32%	12%	29%

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa McClain	50,927	41.7
	Republican	Shane Hernandez	44,526	36.4
	Republican	Doug Slocum	26,750	21.9
Total votes			122,203	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Kimberly Bizon, nominee for Michigan's 10th congressional district in 2018^[128]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Kelly Noland, U.S. Army veteran and former nurse^[5]

Failed to qualify[edit]

• Don Wellington, former Treasury Department policy advisor^[129]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Bizon	27,971	53.7
	Democratic	Kelly Noland	24,085	46.3
Total votes			52,056	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Michigan's 10th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa McClain	271,607	66.3
	Democratic	Kimberly Bizon	138,179	33.7
Total votes			409,786	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11[edit]

2020 Michigan's 11th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Haley Stevens Eric Esshaki Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 226,128 215,405 Percentage 50.2% 47.8%

Results by county Stevens:      50–60% Esshaki:      40–50%

Precinct results Stevens:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Esshaki:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Haley Stevens Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Haley Stevens Democratic

The 11th district is situated northwest of Detroit, comprising portions of northwestern Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties. The incumbent was Democrat Haley Stevens, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominated[edit]

• Haley Stevens, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haley Stevens (incumbent)	105,251	100.0
Total votes			105,251	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Eric Esshaki, attorney^[130]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Frank Acosta, businessman^[94]
• Kerry Bentivolio, former U.S. representative (2013–2015)^[131]
• Carmelita Greco, entrepreneur^[132]
• Whittney Williams, auto show product specialist and former model^[133]

Failed to qualify[edit]

• Scott Keller^[94]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Esshaki	26,991	31.0
	Republican	Carmelita Greco	19,869	22.9
	Republican	Kerry Bentivolio	18,794	21.6
	Republican	Frank Acosta	11,030	12.7
	Republican	Whittney Williams	10,251	11.8
	Republican	Eric Sandberg (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			86,940	100.0

Endorsements[edit]

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe D	August 7, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Likely D	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Likely D	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Lean D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haley Stevens (incumbent)	226,128	50.2
	Republican	Eric Esshaki	215,405	47.8
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	8,936	2.0
	Independent	Frank Acosta (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			450,473	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12[edit]

2020 Michigan's 12th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Debbie Dingell Jeff Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 254,957 117,719 Percentage 66.4% 30.7%

Results by county Dingell:      50–60%      80–90%

Precinct results Dingell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Debbie Dingell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell Democratic

The 12th district, under its current borders, is located in the southeastern region of the lower peninsula, stretching from Detroit's western suburbs to Ann Arbor. It includes portions of Washtenaw and Wayne counties. The incumbent was Democrat Debbie Dingell, who was re-elected with 68.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Debbie Dingell, incumbent U.S. representative^[88]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Solomon Rajput, medical student and founding member of the Michigan Resistance^[139][140]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Anthony Carbonaro, small business owner and convict^{[141][142][143]}

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell (incumbent)	103,953	80.9
	Democratic	Solomon Rajput	24,497	19.1
Total votes			128,450	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jeff Jones, nominee for Michigan's 12th congressional district in 2016 and 2018^[66]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Jones	34,718	100.0
Total votes			34,718	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[8]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[10]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[11]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[12]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[13]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2020^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell (incumbent)	254,957	66.4
	Republican	Jeff Jones	117,719	30.7
	Working Class	Gary Walkowicz	11,147	2.9
Total votes			383,823	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13[edit]

2020 Michigan's 13th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Rashida Tlaib David Dudenhoefer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 223,205 53,311 Percentage 78.1% 18.7%

Precinct results Tlaib:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Dudenhoefer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Rashida Tlaib Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib Democratic

The 13th district is located entirely within Wayne County, including parts of western Detroit and its suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Rashida Tlaib, who was elected with 84.2% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Rashida Tlaib, incumbent U.S. representative^[147]

Defeated in primary[edit]

• Brenda Jones, former U.S. representative and president of the Detroit City Council^[148]

Declined[edit]

• Sharon McPhail, former Detroit city councilwoman^[149]
• Benny Napoleon, Wayne County sheriff^[149]

Endorsements[edit]