All of Michigan's 13 U.S. House seats are ostensibly up for grabs in the November general election, as they are every two years, meaning the Aug. 4 Democratic and Republican primaries will determine the nominees who run for them.
Here's a quick sketch of each U.S. House district, where it's located and the party nomination races to be decided by voters in each Aug. 4.
1st District (Upper Peninsula, northern Lower Peninsula)
Republican U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman of Watersmeet is the incumbent running for his sixth two-year term but he faces both Army veteran Justin Michal of Grayling and healthcare executive Matthew DenOtter of Boyne City in the party primary. Callie Barr of Traverse City won the Democratic nomination two years ago and is running for it again against Kyle Blomquist of Iron Mountain and Traverse City's
Wayne Stiles. This is a staunchly Republican district, however, and if Bergman wins renomination as expected, he will be the overwhelming favorite to win reelection in the fall.
2nd District (Much of northern Lower Peninsula, mid-Michigan east and south of Grand Rapids)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar of Caledonia is unopposed in the Republican primary. Running for the Democratic nomination are Ben Ambrose of Hesperia, Fremont's Jamie Hill and Lake County Commissioner Clyde Welford of Baldwin. This is a staunchly Republican district.
3rd District (Grand Rapids, Muskegon)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids is unopposed in the Democratic primary for what would be her third two-year term. In the Republican primary, Tallmadge Township businessman Ryan Cushman faces longtime west Michigan TV meteorologist Terri DeBoer. This is a moderately Democratic-leaning district.
4th District (West Michigan, Holland, Kalamazoo)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga of Holland Township is running for the Republican nomination to what would be his ninth two-year term. He faces former Holland Mayor Phil Tanis in the primary. In the Democratic primary, state Sen. Sean McCann of Kalamazoo faces former Capitol Hill staffer Diop Harris of Battle Creek. While this district is still considered predominately Republican leaning there are some signs it could swing if Democrats saw a wave nationally.
5th District (Southern Michigan)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg of Tipton, who served 2007-9 and then again since 2011, is unopposed in the Republican primary. Christian Vukasovich of Jackson is unopposed in the Democratic primary. This is a staunchly Republican district.
6th District (Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, parts of Wayne and Oakland counties)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell of Ann Arbor is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Riverview's Heather Smiley is unopposed in the Republican primary. This is a staunchly Democratic district.
7th District (Mid-Michigan, Lansing-East Lansing)
First-term U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett of Charlotte is unopposed in the Republican primary. But the Democratic primary has been a hard-fought, expensive battle between Bridget Brink, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine; former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam, who also worked in the Obama White House, and community activist William Lawrence. While Brink and Maasdam have run as more moderate choices, Lawrence has campaigned as the progressive in the race. This is a toss-up district and with Democrats expected to do well nationally in the fall, this race gives that Party its best chance to pick up a seat in the Michigan congressional delegation this year.
8th District (Flint, Bay City, Saginaw, Midland)
First-term U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Bay City is unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Flint native and Navy veteran Amir Hassan has President Trump's endorsement, facing Al Lemmo, a retired engineer who has roots outside the district in Wayne County. A third candidate, Thomas Smith, appears on the ballot but has suspended his campaign and endorsed Lemmo. This is a tossup district, though McDonald Rivet's chances of reelection could be helped greatly by the fact that Hassan, the presumed frontrunner for the Republican nomination, is a first-time candidate and national trends that appear to favor Democrats.
9th District (Thumb, northern Macomb and Oakland counties)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain of Bruce Township is unopposed in the Republican primary. Highland machinist Ray Pooley is unopposed in the Democratic primary. This district is staunchly Republican.
10th District (southern Macomb County, Rochester/Rochester Hills in Oakland County)
An open seat, with incumbent U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, running for governor. In the Republican primary, Army National Guard Capt. Michael Bouchard, the son of the Oakland County sheriff of the same name, has President Trump's endorsement and is the presumptive favorite in a race against lawyer Justin Kirk and construction manager and Army veteran Steffan Demetropoulos. A fourth candidate, Robert Lulgjuraj, suspended his campaign but his name still appears on the Republican ballot. The Democratic primary features lawyer Eric Chung, former Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel and lawyer Christina Hines. This district is considered enough of a toss-up that it may be in play, though the area has trended more Republican in recent elections.
11th District (most of central and southeastern Oakland County)
Another open seat, with incumbent U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, running for U.S. Senate. State Sen. Jeremy Moss of Bloomfield Township has most of the establishment support in a Democratic nomination race against retired Ford Motor Co. engineer and executive Don Ufford, lawyer Aisha Farooqi and Waterford School District trustee John Paul Torres. Troy Mayor Ethan Baker is unopposed in the Republican primary. This is a solidly Democratic district.
12th District (Detroit's west side, Dearborn, Livonia, Southfield)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit is running in the Democratic primary for a fifth two-year term; she is the heavy favorite against Inkster Mayor Byron Nolen and former state Rep. Shanelle Jackson of Detroit. James Hooper is unopposed in the Republican primary. This is an overwhelmingly Democratic leaning district.
13th District (Detroit's east side and downtown, the Grosse Pointes, Downriver)
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Detroit is running in the Democratic primary for a third term but faces a potentially strong challenge from progressive state Rep. Donavan McKinney of Detroit, who has the endorsement of Rep. Tlaib from the 12th District as well as others. Thanedar, a wealthy Indian immigrant and entrepreneur, is still considered the likely favorite, however. T.P. Nykoriak is unopposed in the Republican primary but this, like the 12th, is an overwhelmingly Democratic district.
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