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The 13th Congressional District of Michigan is a congressional district in Wayne County, Michigan. 

Michigan's 13th Congressional District is located in the southeastern region of the lower penninsula of Michigan.  It includes the east side of Detroit, portions of the city's near west side, the inner suburbs of River Rouge, Harper Woods, Ecorse, the downriver communities of Lincoln Park and Wyandotte, as well as the upscale Grosse Pointe suburbs.  It includes Wayne county.[1]

It previously included the east side of Detroit, portions of the city's near west side, the inner suburbs of River Rouge, Harper Woods, Ecorse, the downriver communities of Lincoln Park, and Wyandotte, as well as the upscale Grosse Pointe suburbs. 

The current representative of the 13th congressional district is John Conyers, Jr. (D). 

2010
On November 2, 2010, Hansen Clarke won election to the United States House.  He defeated John Hauler (R), George Corsetti (G), Duane Montgomery (NPA), Heidi Peterson (L) and James Casha (Write-in) in the general election.[3]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Hansen Clarke

79.4%

100,885

Republican

John Hauler

18.5%

23,462

Green

George Corsetti

0.8%

1,032

No Party Affiliation

Duane Montgomery

0.7%

881

Libertarian

Heidi Peterson

0.6%

815

Write-in

James Casha

0%

1

Total Votes

127,076

2008
On November 4, 2008, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated Edward Gubics (R), George Corsetti (G) and Gregory Creswell (L) in the general election.[4]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Carolyn Kilpatrickincumbent

74.1%

167,481

Republican

Edward Gubics

19.1%

43,098

Green

George Corsetti

4.2%

9,579

Libertarian

Gregory Creswell

2.6%

5,764

Total Votes

225,922

2006
On November 7, 2006, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated John Davenport (Write-in) in the general election.[5]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Carolyn Kilpatrickincumbent

100%

126,308

Write-in

John Davenport

0%

15

Total Votes

126,323

2004
On November 2, 2004, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated Cynthia Cassell (R), Thomas Lavigne (G), Eric Gordon (L) and Osborne Hart (Write-in) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Carolyn Kilpatrickincumbent

78.2%

173,246

Republican

Cynthia Cassell

18.5%

40,935

Green

Thomas Lavigne

1.9%

4,261

Libertarian

Eric Gordon

1.4%

3,211

Write-in

Osborne Hart

0%

1

Total Votes

221,654

2002
On November 5, 2002, Carolyn Kilpatrick won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated Raymond Warner (L) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Carolyn Kilpatrickincumbent

91.6%

120,869

Libertarian

Raymond Warner

8.4%

11,072

Total Votes

131,941

2000
On November 7, 2000, Lynn Rivers won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated Carl Berry (R), Karin Corliss (L), Harold Dunn (U.S. Taxpayers) and David Arndt (Natural Law) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Lynn Riversincumbent

64.7%

160,084

Republican

Carl Berry

32.1%

79,445

Libertarian

Karin Corliss

1.8%

4,578

U.S. Taxpayers

Harold Dunn

0.9%

2,110

Natural Law

David Arndt

0.5%

1,304

Total Votes

247,521

1998
On November 3, 1998, Lynn Rivers won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated Tom Hickey (R), Dean Hutyra (L) and Samir Roger Makarem (Natural Law) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1998

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Lynn Riversincumbent

58.1%

99,935

Republican

Tom Hickey

39.8%

68,328

Libertarian

Dean Hutyra

1.7%

2,873

Natural Law

Samir Roger Makarem

0.4%

751

Total Votes

171,887

1996
On November 5, 1996, Lynn Rivers won re-election to the United States House.  She defeated Joe Fitzsimmons (R), James Montgomery (L), Jane Cutter (Workers World) and Jim Hartnett (Socialist Equality) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1996

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Lynn Riversincumbent

56.6%

123,133

Republican

Joe Fitzsimmons

41.3%

89,907

Libertarian

James Montgomery

1.4%

3,114

Workers World

Jane Cutter

0.4%

976

Socialist Equality

Jim Hartnett

0.2%

498

N/A

Write-in

0%

30

Total Votes

217,658

1994
On November 8, 1994, Lynn Rivers won election to the United States House.  She defeated John Schall (R), Craig Seymour (L), Helen Halyard (NPA) and Gail Anne Petrosoff (Natural Law) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1994

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Lynn Rivers

51.9%

89,573

Republican

John Schall

45.1%

77,908

Libertarian

Craig Seymour

1.8%

3,186

No Party Affiliation

Helen Halyard

0.8%

1,388

Natural Law

Gail Anne Petrosoff

0.4%

606

N/A

Scattering

0%

17

Total Votes

172,678

1992
On November 3, 1992, William Ford won re-election to the United States House.  He defeated R. Robert Geake (R), Randall Roe (NPA), Paul Steven Jensen (Tisch Independent Citizens) and Larry Roberts (Workers League) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1992

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

William Fordincumbent

51.9%

127,642

Republican

R. Robert Geake

42.8%

105,169

No Party Affiliation

Randall Roe

3.5%

8,626

Tisch Independent Citizens

Paul Steven Jensen

1.3%

3,314

Workers League

Larry Roberts

0.5%

1,127

N/A

Write-in

0%

10

Total Votes

245,888

1990
On November 6, 1990, Barbara-Rose Collins won election to the United States House.  She defeated Carl Edwards, Sr. ( R), Joyce Ann Griffin (Workers World), Jeff Hampton (L) and Cleve Andrew Pulley (NPA) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Michigan District 13 General Election, 1990

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Barbara-Rose Collins

80.1%

54,345

Republican

Carl Edwards, Sr. 

16.5%

11,203

Workers World

Joyce Ann Griffin

1.6%

1,090

Libertarian

Jeff Hampton

1%

649

No Party Affiliation

Cleve Andrew Pulley

0.8%

530

N/A

Write-in

0%

7

Total Votes

67,824

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 13th congressional district of Michigan after the 2001 redistricting process.