2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide 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 are scheduled for August 6, 2024.
District 1
The 1st district covers the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, including Traverse City. The incumbent is Republican Jack Bergman, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Declared
Jack Bergman, incumbent U.S. representative
Josh Saul, accountant
J.D. Wilson, consulting firm owner
Endorsements
Fundraising
Democratic primary
Declared
Callie Barr, lawyer
Bob Lorinser, Marquette County medical director and nominee for this district in 2022
Withdrew
Josh Saul, accountant (running as a Republican)
Endorsements
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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 63.9% of the vote in 2022.
Republican primary
Presumptive nominee
John Moolenaar, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Democratic primary
Presumptive nominee
Michael Lynch, marketing director and educator
General election
Predictions
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.
Democratic primary
Declared
Salim Al-Shatel, real estate agent
Hillary Scholten, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Declared
Paul Hudson, attorney and nominee for Supreme Court Justice in 2022
Michael Markey, financial advisor and candidate for governor in 2022
Endorsements
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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
Declared
Bill Huizenga, incumbent U.S. representative
Brendan Muir, chair of the Ottawa County Republican Party
Endorsements
Fundraising
Democratic primary
Declared
Jessica Swartz, lawyer and former appellate attorney for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Withdrawn
Joseph Alfonso, member of the Michigan State Plumbing Board and nominee for this district in 2022
Endorsements
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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
Presumptive nominee
Tim Walberg, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Democratic primary
Presumptive nominee
Libbi Urban, retired electrician
General election
Predictions
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 65.9% of the vote in 2022.
Democratic primary
Presumptive nominee
Debbie Dingell, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Presumptive nominee
Heather Smiley, office analyst
General election
Predictions
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 is Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2022. She is not seeking re-election, instead choosing to run for U.S. Senate to succeed Debbie Stabenow.
Democratic primary
Presumptive nominee
Curtis Hertel Jr., former state senator and nephew of former U.S. Representative Dennis Hertel
Declined
Sarah Anthony, state senator
Barbara Byrum, Ingham County Clerk and former state representative (running for re-election, endorsed Hertel)
Kara Hope, state representative (endorsed Hertel)
Andy Schor, mayor of Lansing (endorsed Hertel)
Sam Singh, state senator (endorsed Hertel)
Elissa Slotkin, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate, endorsed Hertel)
Angela Witwer, state representative (endorsed Hertel)
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Presumptive nominee
Tom Barrett, former state senator for the 24th district and nominee for this district in 2022
Declined
Mike Bishop, former U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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.
Democratic primary
Declared
Matthew Collier, former mayor of Flint
Kristen McDonald Rivet, state senator for the 35th district
Pamela Pugh, president of the Michigan State Board of Education (previously ran for U.S. Senate)
Withdrawn
Dan Moilanen, former chair of the Genesee County Democratic Party
Sheldon Neeley, mayor of Flint and former state representative
Declined
Jim Ananich, former minority leader of the Michigan Senate
John Cherry III, state senator for the 27th district
Domonique Clemons, Genesee County Clerk
Vanessa Guerra, Saginaw County Clerk and former state representative for the 95th district (endorsed Pugh)
Dan Kildee, incumbent U.S. representative
Bobby Mukkamala, member of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees
Mitchell Rivard, chief of staff to incumbent Dan Kildee
Chris Swanson, Genesee County Sheriff
Karen Weaver, former mayor of Flint
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Declared
Mary Draves, former Dow Chemical Company executive
Anthony Hudson, truck driver
Paul Junge, former FOX 47 news anchor, former external affairs director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and nominee for this district in 2020 and 2022
Nikki Snyder, member of the Michigan State Board of Education (2017–present) (previously ran for U.S. Senate)
Withdrawn
Martin Blank, trauma surgeon and Afghanistan War veteran
Declined
Kenneth Horn, former state senator for the 32nd district
David Martin, state representative for the 48th district
Bill G. Schuette, state representative for the 95th district and son of former Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (running for re-election)
Polling
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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
Presumptive nominee
Lisa McClain, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Democratic primary
Presumptive nominee
Clinton St. Mosley, insurance agent
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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 is considered to be the most competitive of the districts as James was elected with a 0.5 percent margin.
Republican primary
Presumptive nominee
John James, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Democratic primary
Declared
Emily Busch, sales manager and gun control activist
Anil Kumar, member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, nominee for the 11th district in 2016 and candidate in 2014
Carl Marlinga, former Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney and nominee for this district in 2002 and 2022
Rhonda Powell, former director of the Macomb County Health Department and candidate for this district in 2022
Tiffany Tilley, member of the Michigan State Board of Education
Diane Young, financial planner
Declined
Kevin Hertel, state senator
Andy Levin, former U.S. representative for the 9th district (2019–2023)
Endorsements
Fundraising
Polling
General election
Predictions
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
Declared
Ahmed Ghanim, healthcare management professional
Haley Stevens, incumbent U.S. representative
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Presumptive nominee
Charles Frangie, attorney
General election
Predictions
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
Declared
Ryan Foster, teacher
Rashida Tlaib, incumbent U.S. representative
Declined
Nasser Beydoun, businessman, former executive director of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce, and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 (running for U.S. Senate)
Hill Harper, actor and former member of the President's Cancer Panel (running for U.S. Senate)
Adam Hollier, former director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, former state senator, and candidate for the 13th district in 2022 (running in the 13th district)
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Declared
Steven Elliott, laser treatment business owner and nominee for this district in 2022
James Hooper, tradesman and candidate for this district in 2022
Hassan Nehme, electrical engineer
Linda Sawyer, retired nurse and Wayne County Republican Party committee member
Fundraising
General election
Predictions
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 is 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. Thanedar won his 2022 primary with a low plurality against several black candidates.
Declared
Shakira Hawkins, former Southfield City Clerk
Adam Hollier, former director of the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, former state senator from the 2nd district (2018–2022), and candidate for this district in 2022
Shri Thanedar, incumbent U.S. representative
Mary Waters, at-large Detroit city councilor (2022–present), former state representative from the 4th district (2001–2006), candidate for this district in 2008, and candidate for the 14th district in 2012
Disqualified
Mohammed Alam, IT professional and perennial candidate
Endorsements
Fundraising
Republican primary
Declared
Martell Bivings, policy analyst and candidate for this district in 2022