2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
legislative
Election name2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
Next year2020
Seats for electionAll 14 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election dateNovember 6, 2018
Turnout57.8%
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Last election 15
Seats before 14
Seats 17
Seat change 12
Popular vote 12,165,586
Percentage 152.33%
Swing 15.36%
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Last election 29
Seats before 29
Seats 27
Seat change 22
Popular vote 21,847,480
Percentage 244.65%
Swing 23.38%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 6, 2018, 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 elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The filing deadline for candidates filing for the August 7 primary was April 24, 2018.[1] Unless otherwise indicated, the Cook Political Report rated the congressional races as safe for the party of the incumbent.

Two seats shifted from Republican to Democratic control. In the 8th Congressional District, Elissa Slotkin defeated incumbent Mike Bishop and in an open seat for the 11th Congressional District, Haley Stevens defeated Lena Epstein.[2] This left Michigan's U.S. House delegation in the 116th United States Congress with seven Democrats and seven Republicans until July 4, 2019, when Justin Amash of the 3rd Congressional District left the Republican Party to become an independent, shifting the balance of power in Michigan's House delegation to a Democratic plurality for the first time since 2011.

Results summary

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No.%No.+/–%
Democratic Party142,165,58652.33%7250.00%
Republican Party131,847,48044.65%7250.00%
Working Class Party552,8791.28%00.00%
U.S. Taxpayers' Party427,0070.65%00.00%
Independent318,2990.44%00.00%
Green Party314,8050.36%00.00%
Libertarian Party212,0950.29%00.00%
Total444,138,151100.00%14100.00%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan by district:[3]

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1145,24643.68%187,25156.32%00.00%332,497100.00%Republican hold
District 2131,25442.97%168,97055.32%5,2391.72%305,463100.00%Republican hold
District 3134,18543.18%169,10754.42%7,4482.40%310,740100.00%Republican hold
District 4106,54037.38%178,51062.62%00.00%285,050100.00%Republican hold
District 5164,50259.51%99,26535.91%12,6464.58%276,413100.00%Democratic hold
District 6134,08245.69%147,43650.24%11,9204.06%293,438100.00%Republican hold
District 7136,33046.20%158,73053.80%00.00%295,060100.00%Republican hold
District 8172,88050.61%159,78246.78%8,9312.61%341,593100.00%Democratic gain
District 9181,73459.67%112,12336.81%10,7063.52%304,563100.00%Democratic hold
District 10106,06135.00%182,80860.32%14,1954.68%303,064100.00%Republican hold
District 11181,91251.84%158,46345.16%10,5263.00%350,901100.00%Democratic gain
District 12200,58868.08%85,11528.89%8,9253.03%294,628100.00%Democratic hold
District 13165,35584.24%00.00%30,94415.76%196,299100.00%Democratic hold
District 14214,33480.88%45,89917.32%4,7611.80%264,994100.00%Democratic hold
Total2,175,00352.35%1,853,45944.61%126,2413.04%4,154,703100.00%

District 1

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 1st congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 1
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 1
Next year2020
Nominee 1Jack Bergman
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1187,251
Percentage 156.3%
Nominee 2Matthew Morgan
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2145,246
Percentage 243.7%
Before electionJack Bergman
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionJack Bergman
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 1st district consists of the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula including Alpena, Marquette, and Traverse City. This district had a PVI of R+9. The district, which makes up about 44% of the land area of the state of Michigan, is the second-largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by land area. The incumbent was Republican Jack Bergman, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring representative Dan Benishek with 55% of the vote in 2016. The Cook Political Report rated this race "likely Republican".[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Matt Morgan was the only Democrat to file to run. However, he was removed from the ballot because he used a PO box address on his nomination petitions instead of his residential address. Instead, Morgan ran a write-in campaign, hoping to qualify for the ballot by winning at least five percent of the total votes cast in the district for the Democratic gubernatorial primary.[5] Over 4,800 votes were cast in Marquette County, which would have been enough by itself to qualify Morgan for the ballot.[6] According to official results, Democrats cast 29,293 write-in votes in the primary for Morgan, more than seven times the 3,781-vote threshold. On August 24, the Board of State Canvassers placed him on the November ballot.[7]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Matthew W. Morgan, retired US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and Iraq War veteran[8]
Withdrawn
  • Dwight Brady, professor[8]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Jack
Bergman (R)
Matt
Morgan (D)
Undecided
Change Research (D)[9]October 27–29, 201857454%42%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 2

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 2nd congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 2
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 2
Next year2020
Nominee 1Bill Huizenga
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1168,970
Percentage 155.3%
Nominee 2Rob Davidson
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2131,254
Percentage 243.0%
Before electionBill Huizenga
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionBill Huizenga
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 2nd district is located in West Michigan and is anchored by the suburbs of Grand Rapids such as Kentwood and Wyoming, other cities include Holland and Muskegon. This district had a PVI of R+9. The incumbent was Republican Bill Huizenga, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected to a fourth term with 63% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Failed to qualify
  • Nick Schiller, political newcomer[8]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bill
Huizenga (R)
Rob
Davidson (D)
Undecided
Lake Research Partners (D-Davidson)[18]October 11–15, 2018400± 4.9%48%42%7%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 3

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 3rd congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 3
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 3
Next year2020
Nominee 1Justin Amash
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1169,107
Percentage 154.4%
Nominee 2Cathy Albro
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2134,185
Percentage 243.2%
Before electionJustin Amash
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionJustin Amash
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 3rd district is located in inland West Michigan, centered on the city of Grand Rapids, and extends down to Battle Creek and Marshall. This district had a PVI of R+6. The incumbent was Republican Justin Amash, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected to a fourth term with 59% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Justin Amash, incumbent U.S. representative[17]
Failed to qualify
  • Joe Farrington[8]
  • Matt Hall

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Cathy Albro, educator
Eliminated in primary
  • Fred Wooden, pastor[17]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 4

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 4th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 4
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 4
Next year2020
Nominee 1John Moolenaar
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1178,510
Percentage 162.6%
Nominee 2Jerry Hillard
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2106,540
Percentage 237.4%
Before electionJohn Moolenaar
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionJohn Moolenaar
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 4th district is located in Northern and Central Michigan including portions of the Tri-Cities region, specifically Midland, other cities include Mount Pleasant and the northern suburbs of Lansing. This district had a PVI of R+10. The incumbent was Republican John Moolenaar, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jerry Hilliard
Eliminated in primary
  • Zigmond Kozicki[4]
Failed to qualify

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

District 5

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 5th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 5
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 5
Next year2020
Nominee 1Dan Kildee
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1164,502
Percentage 159.5%
Nominee 2Travis Wines
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 299,265
Percentage 235.9%
Before electionDan Kildee
Before partyDemocratic Party (United States)
After electionDan Kildee
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 5th district is located along the eastern coast of Michigan, centered on the Tri-Cities region of Mid Michigan, such as Bay City and Saginaw, and stretches down into Flint. This district had a PVI of D+5. The incumbent was Democrat Dan Kildee, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 61% of the vote in 2016. Kildee considered running for governor in 2018, but decided to run for re-election instead.[21]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Michigan's 5th district was included on the initial list of Democratic held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[22] There was one Republican candidate, Durand resident Travis Wines, who lived outside the district.[8]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Travis Wines

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

District 6

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 6th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 6
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 6
Next year2020
Nominee 1Fred Upton
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1147,436
Percentage 150.2%
Nominee 2Matthew Longjohn
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2134,082
Percentage 245.7%
Before electionFred Upton
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionFred Upton
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 6th district is located in Southwestern corner of Michigan, specifically the Michiana region. The district is anchored by Kalamazoo and the surrounding areas including Benton Harbor and Niles. This district had a PVI of R+4. The incumbent was Republican Fred Upton, who had represented the district since 1993 and previously represented the 4th district from 1987 to 1993. He was re-elected to a sixteenth term with 59% of the vote in 2016. The Cook Political Report rated this race as "likely Republican".[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify

  • Paul Clements, professor and nominee for this seat in 2014 and 2016[28][8]
  • Eponine Garrod, local activist and quality control chemist[24]
Declined

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Fred
Upton (R)
Matt
Longjohn (D)
Stephen
Young (T)
Undecided
Change Research (D)[9]November 2–4, 201846040%42%3%14%
Change Research (D)[9]October 27–29, 201846646%43%
DCCC (D)[30]October 9–10, 2018605± 4.2%49%46%
Public Policy Polling (D)[31]September 4–5, 201875045%41%
Global Strategy Group (D-Longjohn)[32]August 24–29, 2018500± 4.4%47%41%3%9%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Fred
Upton (R)
Democratic
opponent (D)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[33]November 8–9, 2017681± 3.8%42%41%17%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 7

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 7th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 7
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 7
Next year2020
Nominee 1Tim Walberg
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1158,730
Percentage 153.8%
Nominee 2Gretchen Driskell
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2136,330
Percentage 246.2%
Before electionTim Walberg
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionTim Walberg
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 7th district is located in Southern Michigan including downtown Lansing and the western suburbs of Ann Arbor including Lodi and Milan, other cities include Adrian, Coldwater, and Jackson. This district had a PVI of R+7. The incumbent was Republican Tim Walberg, who had represented the district since 2011 and previously represented the district from 2007 to 2009. He was re-elected to a fourth consecutive and fifth total term with 55% of the vote in 2016. The Cook Political Report rated this race as "likely Republican".[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Michigan's 7th district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[34]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Steven Friday, social worker[17]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Gretchen
Driskell (D)
Tim
Walberg (R)
Undecided
DCCC (D)[36]February 19–21, 201840037%41%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 8

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 8th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 8
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 8
Next year2020
Nominee 1Elissa Slotkin
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1172,880
Percentage 150.6%
Nominee 2Mike Bishop
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 2159,782
Percentage 246.8%
Before electionMike Bishop
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionElissa Slotkin
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 8th district was centered on the state capital, Lansing, and stretches into the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit including Rochester Hills. This district had a PVI of R+4. The incumbent was Republican Mike Bishop, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 56% of the vote in 2016. This race was considered competitive, with the Cook Political Report rating it as "Tossup" in August 2018.[37][4] With $28 million spent, it drew the most campaign spending for a U.S. House seat in Michigan's history.[38] Elissa Slotkin defeated Bishop, flipping the district to the Democratic side.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mike Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Michigan's 8th district had been included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[34]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Failed to qualify
  • Darlene Domanik, attorney[17]

Libertarian party

  • Brian Ellison

General election

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mike
Bishop (R)
Elissa
Slotkin (D)
OtherUndecided
Change Research (D)[41]November 2–4, 201850146%47%3%[42]5%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[43]October 31 – November 4, 2018447± 5.0%42%49%2%6%
Target Insyght[44]October 15–17, 2018500± 4.5%48%45%3%[45]4%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[46]September 28 – October 3, 2018501± 4.8%47%44%10%
GQR Research (D-Slotkin)[47]September 17–20, 2018400± 4.9%43%47%10%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Bishop)[48]September 16–18, 2018400± 4.9%45%43%
Public Policy Polling (D)[49]April 16–17, 2018668± 3.8%46%41%13%
Target Insyght[50]April 3–5, 2018400± 5.0%45%39%16%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 9

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 9th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 9
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 9
Next year2020
Nominee 1Andy Levin
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1181,734
Percentage 159.7%
Nominee 2Candius Stearns
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 2112,123
Percentage 236.8%
Before electionSander Levin
Before partyDemocratic Party (United States)
After electionAndy Levin
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 9th district is located in Metro Detroit including Roseville, Royal Oak, and Warren. This district had a PVI of D+4. The incumbent was Democrat Sander Levin, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 17th district from 1983 to 1993. He was re-elected to an eighteenth term with 58% of the vote in 2016. In December 2017, Levin announced his retirement, and that he would not seek re-election in 2018.[51]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
  • Sander Levin, incumbent representative
  • Andy Meisner, Oakland County Treasurer[54]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Martin
Brook
Andy
Levin
Ellen
Lipton
Undecided
EPIC-MRA[55]July 25–26, 2018730± 3.7%4%55%31%10%
Lake Research Partners (D-Levin)[56]July 9–12, 2018400± 4.9%4%51%12%30%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Steve
Bieda
Andy
Levin
Ellen
Lipton
Undecided
GQR Research[57]March 17–19, 2018400± 4.9%17%42%8%33%

Republican primary

Michigan's 9th district was included on the initial list of Democratic held seats being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2018.[22]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Candius Stearns, businesswoman[17]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

District 10

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 10th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 10
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 10
Next year2020
Nominee 1Paul Mitchell
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 1182,808
Percentage 160.8%
Nominee 2Kimberly Bizon
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 2106,061
Percentage 235.0%
Before electionPaul Mitchell
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionPaul Mitchell
After partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 10th district is located in an area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan known as The Thumb and parts of the Metro Detroit area including Chesterfield, Macomb, and Port Huron. This was the most Republican friendly district, with a PVI of R+13. The incumbent was Republican Paul Mitchell, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected to replace retiring representative Candice Miller with 63% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kimberly Bizon
Eliminated in primary
  • Frank Accavitti Jr.
  • Michael McCarthy

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

District 11

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 11th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 11
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 11
Next year2020
Nominee 1Haley Stevens
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1181,912
Percentage 151.8%
Nominee 2Lena Epstein
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 2158,463
Percentage 245.2%
Before electionDave Trott
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionHaley Stevens
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 11th district is located in Metro Detroit including Livonia, Novi, and Troy. This district had a PVI of R+4. The incumbent was Republican Dave Trott, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 53% of the vote in 2016. Trott was not running for re-election in 2018.[58][59] This race was considered to be competitive; the Cook Political Report rated this contest as a "toss up".[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lena Epstein, businesswoman and Michigan co-chair of the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign[60]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Failed to qualify
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Kerry
Bentivolio
Lena
Epstein
Klint
Kesto
Mike
Kowall
Rocky
Raczkowski
Undecided
Mitchell Research (R)[71]July 30, 2018305± 5.7%14%27%11%10%18%20%
EPIC-MRA[72]July 23–24, 2018700± 3.7%7%26%12%8%19%28%

Democratic primary

Michigan's 11th district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[34]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Failed to qualify
  • Daniel Haberman, businessman and attorney[68]
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tim
Greimel
Suneel
Gupta
Fayrouz
Saad
Nancy
Skinner
Haley
Stevens
OtherUndecided
EPIC-MRA[72]July 23–24, 2018700± 3.7%21%14%10%4%17%34%
Target-Insyght[79]July 16–18, 2018500± 4.5%14%15%7%21%4%[80]39%

Libertarian party

  • Leonard Schwartz, attorney

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Lena
Epstein (R)
Haley
Stevens (D)
OtherUndecided
Target Insyght[81]October 15–17, 2018513± 4.3%48%48%2%3%
ALG Research (D-Stevens)[82]October 10–14, 2018513± 4.3%34%44%4%[83]16%
Harper Polling (R-Epstein)[84]October 10–13, 2018465± 5.0%35%36%2%[85]27%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[86]October 1–6, 2018465± 5.0%38%45%17%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Republican
candidate
Democratic
candidate
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[87]February 12–13, 2018653± 3.8%42%45%13%
Public Policy Polling (D)[88]October 5–8, 2017709± 3.7%42%42%16%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018

District 12

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 12th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 12
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 12
Next year2020
Nominee 1Debbie Dingell
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1200,588
Percentage 168.1%
Nominee 2Jeff Jones
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 285,115
Percentage 228.9%
Before electionDebbie Dingell
Before partyDemocratic Party (United States)
After electionDebbie Dingell
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 12th district is based in Ann Arbor and the surrounding cities including Ypsilanti, and the western suburbs of Detroit including Dearborn and Lincoln Park. This district had a PVI of D+14. The incumbent was Democrat Debbie Dingell, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jeff Jones

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

District 13

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election
Previous year2018 (special)
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 13
Next year2020
Nominee 1Rashida Tlaib
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1165,355
Percentage 184.2%
Nominee 2Sam Johnson
Party 2Working Class Party
Popular vote 222,186
Percentage 211.3%
Before electionBrenda Jones
Before partyDemocratic Party (United States)
After electionRashida Tlaib
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 13th district is located entirely within Wayne County and is centered on the city of the Detroit and the immediate surrounding suburbs including Dearborn Heights, Garden City, and Westland. This was the most Democratic-friendly district, with a PVI of D+32. The seat was vacant for most of 2018, following the resignation of John Conyers in December 2017.[89] A special primary and special general election were held in August and November 2018, on dates coinciding with the already scheduled primary and general elections in a money-saving move by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.[90]

Conyers represented the district from 2013 to 2017. He previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, and the 1st district from 1965 to 1993. He was Dean of the United States House of Representatives, and was re-elected to a twenty-seventh term with 77% of the vote in 2016.

Former state representative Rashida Tlaib, a member of Democratic Socialists of America, won the Democratic primary. Tlaib, however, lost the special primary to Brenda Jones, president of the Detroit City Council. Jones served for the final 35 days of the unexpired term before Tlaib was sworn in.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Failed to qualify

Withdrew

  • Michael Gilmore, attorney and activist[8]

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ian
Conyers
Shanelle
Jackson
Brenda
Jones
Rashida
Tlaib
Bill
Wild
Coleman
Young
Undecided
EPIC-MRA[102]July 25–26, 2018700± 3.7%7%5%26%22%20%9%11%
Target-Insyght[79]July 16–18, 2018600± 4.0%8%4%21%19%20%14%14%

Debate

2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district Democratic primary debate
No.DateHostModeratorLinkDemocraticDemocraticDemocraticDemocraticDemocraticDemocratic
Key:
Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
Ian ConyersShanelle JacksonBrenda JonesRashida TlaibBill WildColeman Young II
1Aug. 2, 2018WDIV-TVDevin Scillian[103]

Republican primary

David Dudenhoefer was the only Republican candidate to announce his run for the Republican nomination, but he failed to qualify. He did, however, run as a write-in candidate. As a result, Tlaib was opposed in the general election only by minor party candidates and write-in candidates.

Candidates

Failed to qualify
  • David A. Dudenhoefer, district GOP chair[104]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

District 14

U.S. Representative
presidential
Election name2018 Michigan's 14th congressional district election
CountryMichigan
Ongoingno
Previous election2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 14
Previous year2016
Next election2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 14
Next year2020
Nominee 1Brenda Lawrence
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1214,334
Percentage 180.9%
Nominee 2Marc Herschfus
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 245,899
Percentage 217.3%
Before electionBrenda Lawrence
Before partyDemocratic Party (United States)
After electionBrenda Lawrence
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 14th district stretches from the northern Detroit suburbs including Farmington Hills, Southfield, and West Bloomfield, to eastern part of Detroit. This district had a PVI of D+30. The incumbent was Democrat Brenda Lawrence, who had represented the district since 2015. She was re-elected to a second term with 79% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Marc Herschfus

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[10]November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[11]November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]November 5, 2018
RCP[13]November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[14]November 5, 2018
538[15]November 7, 2018
CNN[19]October 31, 2018
Politico[20]November 4, 2018

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