2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan


The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 5, 2024 to elect 13 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 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. The primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.

Overview

District

Results of the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan by district:

District 1

The 1st district covers the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, including Alpena and Traverse City. The incumbent is Republican Jack Bergman, who was re-elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Josh Saul, accountant

Disqualified

  • J.D. Wilson, consulting firm owner

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Callie Barr, lawyer

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

  • Josh Saul, accountant

Results

Barr performed well across the district, securing 33 out of the 35 counties. She performed especially well in Mackinac and Cheboygan counties, as well as the portion of Wexford County in the district. Lorinser secured two counties in the Lower Peninsula: Alpena and Alcona. However, Barr still performed slightly better there, with 59.72% as compared to 56.48% in the Upper Peninsula.

District 2

The 2nd district covers most of central Michigan including some of the outer Grand Rapids metropolitan area. The incumbent is Republican John Moolenaar, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 3

The 3rd district is based in western Michigan, and includes Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and parts of Ottawa County. The incumbent is Democrat Hillary Scholten, who flipped the district and was elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2022. She won with 53.7% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

District 4

The 4th district is based in southwestern Michigan, and includes the cities of Kalamazoo and Holland. The incumbent, Republican Bill Huizenga, was re-elected with 54.4% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Joseph Alfonso, member of the Michigan State Plumbing Board and nominee for this district in 2022

District 5

The 5th district is located in southern Michigan and covers the state's entire border with both Indiana and Ohio. The incumbent is Republican Tim Walberg, who was re-elected with 62.4% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Libbi Urban, retired electrician

District 6

The 6th district is centered around Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, also including parts of western and southern Wayne County. The incumbent is Democrat Debbie Dingell, who was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Heather Smiley, office analyst

District 7

The 7th district is based around the Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area, but also includes Livingston County and a small part of Oakland County. The incumbent was Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2022. She did not seek re-election, instead choosing to run for U.S. Senate to succeed Debbie Stabenow. Republican Tom Barrett won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

District 8

The 8th district centers around the Saginaw Bay and includes the cities of Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland. The incumbent is Democrat Dan Kildee, who was re-elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2022. On November 16, 2023, Kildee announced that he would retire and not seek re-election in 2024. State senator Kristen McDonald Rivet was elected to succeed him.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

Withdrawn

  • Martin Blank, trauma surgeon

Declined

General election

Polling

Kristen McDonald Rivet vs. Mary Draves

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin

Rivet 		Mary
Draves 		Undecided
UpONE June 1–4, 2024400 ± 4.9%40%32%28%

District 9

The 9th district is based in The Thumb region, including Port Huron as well as the northern Detroit exurbs in Oakland and Macomb counties. The incumbent is Republican Lisa McClain, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Clinton St. Mosley, insurance agent

District 10

The 10th district is based primarily in southeastern Michigan's Macomb County, taking in Warren and Sterling Heights, as well as a small portion of eastern Oakland County. The incumbent is Republican John James, who was elected with 48.8% of the vote in 2022. For the 2024 election, this district was considered to be one of the most competitive in the state as James was elected with a 0.5% margin. However, he expanded upon that in the 2024 election, winning with a 6.1% margin. Uniquely, all four nominee candidates were the same as the previous election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Carl Marlinga, former Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney and nominee for this district in 2002 and 2022

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

Declined

District 11

The 11th district is based solely in Oakland County and includes the cities of Royal Oak and Pontiac. The incumbent is Democrat Haley Stevens, who was re-elected with 61.32% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Nick Somberg, attorney

Eliminated in primary

  • Charles Frangie, attorney

District 12

The 12th district is based in northern Wayne County and includes the cities of Dearborn and Southfield. The incumbent is Democrat Rashida Tlaib, who was re-elected with 70.8% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Disqualified

  • Ryan Foster, teacher

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • James Hooper, tradesman and candidate for this district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Linda Sawyer, retired nurse and Wayne County Republican Party committee member

Disqualified

District 13

The 13th district is based solely in Wayne County and includes most of Detroit and the cities of Taylor and Romulus. The incumbent is Democrat Shri Thanedar, who was elected with 71.1% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Thanedar was considered vulnerable to a primary challenge as he is one of only two non-black members of Congress representing a majority-black district, the other being Steve Cohen of Tennessee. Thanedar won his 2022 primary with a low plurality against several black candidates.

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

Endorsements

Fundraising

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Martell Bivings, policy analyst and candidate for this district in 2022