# Michigan's 13th congressional district

Michigan's 13th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Wayne County, Michigan. It is currently represented by Democrat Shri Thanedar.
The district includes portions of Detroit and some of its suburbs, and from 2013-2023, was the only congressional district in Michigan to be contained within a single county. District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, 2003, 2013, and 2023 due to reapportionment following each respective census.
Before 1992, the 13th congressional district was a Detroit-based district represented by Barbara-Rose Collins. Besides Downtown Detroit, the southwest portion of the city, Mid-town, areas south of Highland Park, and the southern East Side, the district also included Grosse Pointe Park and Grosse Pointe City. During the 1980s, the 13th congressional district lost the most population out of any district in Michigan. However, due to the common interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, which mandates multiple districts in areas with racial majority-minority populations, it was not eliminated in the 1992 redistricting, only renumbered as the 15th district.
A special election was held on November 6, 2018, following the resignation of Representative John Conyers. Brenda Jones won the special election to fill the remainder of Conyers term in the 115th Congress. Democrat Rashida Tlaib won the regular election for the term in the 116th Congress. Tlaib was redrawn into the 12th district after the 2020 redistricting cycle. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+23, it is tied with the 12th as the most Democratic districts in Michigan.

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities:
Wayne County (20)
    Allen Park, Dearborn Heights (part; also 12th), Detroit (part; also 12th), Ecorse, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Village of Grosse Pointe Shores (part; also 10th), Wayne, Wyandotte

## History
### 2002 redistricting

Following the 2000 census, the congressional apportionment for Michigan was reduced by one and redistricting resulted in the land area of the 13th district (as well as several others) changing significantly. Prior to 2002, the 13th district encompassed a large portion of western Wayne County and part of eastern Washtenaw County. Following redistricting, the new 13th district incorporated most of what had formerly been the 15th district, as well as a large portion of the 14th district and part of the 16th district.
Before redistricting, the old 15th district included Lincoln Park, Ecorse, River Rouge, Hamtramck, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shores, and Grosse Pointe Farms. It also included all Detroit south and east of a line beginning at the point where Greenfield Road intersects the Dearborn border, heading north along Greenfield until it reached Lyndon Avenue. At Lyndon the line headed east to Livernois, although there was a small area on the south side of Lyndon just east of Schaffer Avenue that was in the 14th district. The boundary line then went about a block south on Livernois until it reached Doris Avenue. It followed Doris to Linwood Avenue (not to be confused with Lyndon Avenue) where it went not even a normal block's length south to go on Oakman Blvd. until it reached the Highland Park City line. The boundary ran along the west and south sides of Highland Park until the point where Highland Park meets Hamtramck. From that point, the boundary ran along the western and northern boundary of Hamtramck and then the eastern boundary of Hamtramck, until the point where the boundary intersected Brockton, which was then followed in a north-easterly direction until the intersection of Brockton and Mt. Elliot. At Mt. Elliot the boundary turned south until intersected Georgia Avenue, and then proceeded east along Georgia Avenue. Where the boundary intersected Van Dyke Avenue it turned north until it intersected Ginnell Avenue, where it again turned east. The boundary followed Grinnell Avenue until it intersected Harding Avenue, where it turned southeast for a block to where it intersected Gratiot and then turned to go Northeast.
The boundary followed Gratiot until it intersected Houston Whittier St, at which point it again turned east, following Houston Whittier until intersecting Kelly Road. The boundary then followed Kelly Road in a northeasterly direction until the intersection of Grayton Road, which went east by southeast. It followed Grayton until intersecting I-94 which it essentially followed north-eastward until it intersected the Grosse Pointe line.
The simple differences between the old 15th and the new 13th districts are that the new 13th includes Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods and Harper Woods as well as Wyandotte, and no longer includes Hamtramck. The change in its part of Detroit is harder to explain, but it now touches 8 Mile Road. The portion of the district north of Tireman and west of Livernois has been moved to the 14th district. East of Livernois the boundary has been moved about 12 blocks south to about Courtland Street. It generally follows this line until intersecting with the Highland Park border. Highland Park remains in the 14th district. Hamtramck's western border where it touches Detroit and then its southern border forms the district line. This is then true of Hamtramck's eastern border, and then its northern border until this intersects Conant. Where the northern border of Hamtramck goes east of Conant, Conant becomes the western border of the 13th district. The boundary then follows Conant in a northeastward direction until it intersects Dequindre which it follows to Eight Mile. Thus the area north of the old district line east of Conant was all transferred from the 14th district to the 13th district.
The district's area had a population that was 60.8% African American in 2000, which was down from 69.9% African American in the old 15th district in 2000. The area of the 15th district had been 70% African-American in 1990. These figures are not 100% comparable since the 1990 census did not allow marking more than one race while the 2000 census did.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 81% - 17% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 82% - 18% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 74% - 23% |
| 2018 | Senate | Stabenow 75% - 23% |
| 2018 | Governor | Whitmer 76% - 21% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Nessel 74% - 22% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 74% - 25% |
| 2020 | Senate | Peters 73% - 24% |
| 2022 | Governor | Whitmer 77% - 22% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Benson 77% - 21% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Nessel 75% - 22% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 69% - 28% |
| 2024 | Senate | Slotkin 72% - 28% |

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District map |
| District created March 4, 1915 ||||||
| Charles A. Nichols (Detroit) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – April 25, 1920 | 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Died. | [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 25, 1920 – November 2, 1920 | 66th | | |
| Clarence J. McLeod (Detroit) | Republican | November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1921 | 66th | Elected to finish Nichols's term. Retired. | [data missing] |
| Vincent M. Brennan (Detroit) | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | 67th | Elected in 1920. Retired. | [data missing] |
| Clarence J. McLeod (Detroit) | Republican | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1937 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election. | [data missing] |
| George D. O'Brien (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | 75th | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | [data missing] |
| Clarence J. McLeod (Detroit) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | 76th | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | [data missing] |
| George D. O'Brien (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 | 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election. | [data missing] |
| Howard A. Coffin (Detroit) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | [data missing] |
| George D. O'Brien (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 | 81st 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Lost renomination. | [data missing] |
| Charles Diggs (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – June 3, 1980 | 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1954. Re-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. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Resigned due to fraud convictions. | [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 3, 1980 – November 4, 1980 | 96th | | |
| George Crockett Jr. (Detroit) | Democratic | November 4, 1980 – January 3, 1991 | 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st | Elected to finish Diggs's term. Elected to full term in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired. | [data missing] |
| Barbara-Rose Collins (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993 | 102nd | Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 15th district. | [data missing] |
| William D. Ford (Ypsilanti) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 103rd | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired. | 1993–2003: |
| Lynn N. Rivers (Ann Arbor) | Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 15th district and lost renomination. | 1993–2003: |
| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 | 108th 109th 110th 111th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost renomination. | 2003–2013: |
| Hansen Clarke (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | 112th | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 14th district and lost renomination. | 2003–2013: |
| John Conyers (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – December 5, 2017 | 113th 114th 115th | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned following sexual harassment allegations. | 2013–2023: |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 5, 2017 – November 29, 2018 | 115th | | 2013–2023: |
| Brenda Jones (Detroit) | Democratic | November 29, 2018 – January 3, 2019 | 115th | Elected to finish Conyers's term. Lost nomination to the next term. | 2013–2023: |
| Rashida Tlaib (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | 116th 117th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 12th district. | 2013–2023: |
| Shri Thanedar (Detroit) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present: |

## Recent election results
### 2012

2012 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Conyers (incumbent) | 235,336 | 82.8 |
| | Republican | Harry T. Sawicki | 38,769 | 13.6 |
| | Libertarian | Chris Sharer | 6,076 | 2.1 |
| | Constitution | Martin Gray | 4,089 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 284,270 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Conyers (incumbent) | 132,710 | 79.5 |
| | Republican | Jeff Gorman | 27,234 | 16.3 |
| | Libertarian | Chis Sharer | 3,537 | 2.1 |
| | Independent | Sam Johnson | 3,466 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,947 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Conyers (incumbent) | 198,771 | 77.1 |
| | Republican | Jeff Gorman | 40,541 | 15.7 |
| | Libertarian | Tiffany Hayden | 9,648 | 3.8 |
| | Working Class | Sam Johnson | 8,835 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Clyde Darnell Lynch (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,797 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018 special election

2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Brenda Jones | 169,330 | 86.84% | +9.74% |
| | Constitution | Marc Sosnowski | 17,302 | 8.87% | N/A |
| | Green | D. Etta Wilcoxon | 8,319 | 4.27% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 42 | 0.02% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 194,993 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rashida Tlaib | 165,355 | 84.2 |
| | Working Class | Sam Johnson | 22,186 | 11.3 |
| | Green | D. Etta Wilcoxon | 7,980 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Brenda Jones (write-in) | 633 | 0.3 |
| | n/a | Other write-ins | 145 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 196,299 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rashida Tlaib (incumbent) | 223,205 | 78.1 |
| | Republican | David Dudenhoefer | 53,311 | 18.7 |
| | Working Class | Sam Johnson | 5,284 | 1.8 |
| | Green | D. Etta Wilcoxon | 2,105 | 0.7 |
| | Constitution | Articia Bomer | 1,974 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | Donald Eason (write-in) | 6 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 285,885 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shri Thanedar | 166,650 | 71.0 |
| | Republican | Martell Bivings | 56,187 | 23.9 |
| | Working Class | Simone Coleman | 8,833 | 3.7 |
| | U.S. Taxpayers | Chris Dardzinski | 2,769 | 1.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 234,444 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2024

2024 Michigan's 13th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shri Thanedar (incumbent) | 220,788 | 68.6 |
| | Republican | Martell Bivings | 78,917 | 24.5 |
| | Working Class | Simone Coleman | 13,367 | 4.2 |
| | Libertarian | Chris Clark | 5,726 | 1.8 |
| | U.S. Taxpayers | Chris Dardzinski | 2,825 | 0.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 321,649 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |