2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan


The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8, 2022, to elect representatives for the thirteen seats in Michigan. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary was April 19. The congressional makeup prior to the election was seven Democrats and seven Republicans. However, after the 2020 census, Michigan lost one congressional seat. Democrats won a majority of seats in the state for the first time since 2008. This can be partly attributed to the decrease in the number of districts, which resulted in two Republican incumbents – Bill Huizenga and Fred Upton – in the new 4th district. Redistricting also played a part in shifting partisan lean of the districts which favored the Democrats overall, including in the 3rd district, which Democrats were able to flip with a margin of victory of 13 points. That was made possible by a non-partisan citizens' commission drawing the new political boundaries instead of the Michigan legislature after a 2018 ballot proposal was approved.

District 1

The 1st district covers the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, including Traverse City. The incumbent was Republican Jack Bergman, who was re-elected with 61.6% of the vote in 2020. The winner was Jack Bergman.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jack Bergman, incumbent U.S. representative

    Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Bob Lorinser, physician

    Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 2

The 2nd district runs along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan from Manistee to northern Muskegon County, includes parts of the Grand Rapids suburbs in Kent county, and parts of Central Michigan, including Mount Pleasant and western Midland County. Due to redistricting, the incumbent was Republican John Moolenaar of the 4th congressional district, who was re-elected with 65.0% of the vote in 2020. The winner was John Moolenaar.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Moolenaar, incumbent U.S. representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Tom Norton, veteran

    Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is based in western Michigan, and includes Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and parts of Ottawa County. The incumbent was Republican Peter Meijer, who was elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2020, but lost in the primary to pro-Trump candidate John Gibbs on August 2, 2022; as he was one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
In the final days of the primary, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee bought $425,000 in TV ads that ostensibly attacked Gibbs but were in fact designed to boost Gibbs' standing among pro-Trump Republican primary voters. The strategy—controversial within the Democratic Party—was based on the idea that Gibbs would be the weaker opponent in the general election, giving the Democrats an opportunity to win the 3rd district seat, which following the 2020 redistricting cycle had shifted from a Republican-leaning district to a swing district. Democrat Hillary Scholten flipped the district, winning by 12.93%. In flipping the district to the Democratic side, Scholten became the first Democratic member of Congress from the area since 1977.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Peter Meijer vs. Hillary Scholten

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Peter
Meijer 		Hillary
Scholten 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 25–26, 2022676 ± 3.8%37%39%24%

Results

District 4

The 4th district is based in southwestern Michigan, and includes the cities of Kalamazoo and Holland. Due to redistricting, there were two incumbents in this district – Republican Bill Huizenga of the 2nd congressional district, who was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2020, and Republican Fred Upton of the 6th congressional district, who was re-elected with 55.8% of the vote in 2020. Upton announced that he would be retiring at the end of his term. The winner was Bill Huizenga.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Bill Huizenga, incumbent U.S. representative
    Withdrawn
  • Steve Carra, state representative ''''
    Declined
  • Fred Upton, incumbent U.S. representative

    Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joseph Alfonso, member of the Michigan State Plumbing Board, non-profit treasurer, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran
    Withdrawn
  • Chris Glasser

    Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district runs along Michigan's entire southern border with Indiana and Ohio and includes the cities of Three Rivers, Jackson, and Monroe. Due to redistricting, the incumbent was Republican Tim Walberg of the 7th congressional district, who was re-elected with 58.8% of the vote in 2020. The winner was Tim Walberg.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tim Walberg, incumbent U.S. representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Sherry O'Donnell, osteopathic physician

    Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Bart Goldberg, attorney

    Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 6

The 6th district is based in southeastern Michigan, taking in Washtenaw County, parts of Wayne and Oakland counties, including the cities of Ann Arbor, Canton, Novi, and Ypsilanti. Due to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Debbie Dingell of the 12th congressional district, who was re-elected with 66.4% of the vote in 2020. The winner was Debbie Dingell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Debbie Dingell, incumbent U.S. representative

    Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

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. Due to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Elissa Slotkin of the 8th congressional district, who was re-elected with 50.9% of the vote in 2020.
In 2018, total campaign spending for the seat won by Slotkin drew the highest amount for a U.S. House seat in Michigan's history. In October 2022, the Slotkin–Barrett race was the most expensive House race nationwide. The winner was Elissa Slotkin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Elissa Slotkin, incumbent U.S. representative

    Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Elissa
Slotkin 		Tom
Barrett 		Undecided
Margin
FiveThirtyEightApril 10 – November 2, 2022November 3, 202247.7%44.3%8.0%Slotkin +3.4

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Elissa
Slotkin 		Tom
Barrett 		OtherUndecided
Mitchell ResearchNovember 2, 2022402 ± 4.9%48%48%–4%
The Glengariff Group, Inc.October 18–20, 2022400 ± 4.9%47%41%4%8%
Target InsyghtSeptember 12–14, 2022500 ± 4.5%56%38%–6%
Cygnal June 14–16, 2022400 ± 4.7%44%46%–10%
Slingshot Strategies April 10–15, 2022600 ± 4.0%40%34%4%19%

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Democrat		Generic
Republican		OtherUndecided
Cygnal June 14–16, 2022400 ± 4.7%39%50%–10%
Slingshot Strategies April 10–15, 2022600 ± 4.0%39%39%4%16%
Cygnal November 17–18, 2021414 ± 4.8%41%51%–8%