Michigan's 8th congressional district
Michigan's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Elissa Slotkin D-Holly
Population (2010)	705,918
Median income	$71,702[1]
Ethnicity	83.7% White 5.5% Black 3.8% Asian 4.5% Hispanic 0.4% Native American
Cook PVI	R+4[2]

Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and Southeast Michigan, including almost all of the state capital, Lansing. From 2003 to 2013 it consisted of all of Clinton, Ingham, and Livingston counties, and included the southern portion of Shiawassee and the northern portion of Oakland counties. After the redistricting that resulted from the 2010 Census, the district was shifted south to no longer cover Clinton or Shiawassee counties and instead covers more of Oakland County, including Rochester.

The district was first created in 1873, after redistricting following the 1870 census.

The district's current representative is Democrat Elissa Slotkin, who defeated Republican incumbent Mike Bishop in November 2018.

Major cities

• Lansing (part, shared with 4th)
• East Lansing (part, shared with 4th)
• Rochester
• Clarkston
• Lake Orion
• Oxford
• Brighton
• Howell
• Mason
• Okemos
• Haslett

Voting

History

Prior to 1992, the 8th congressional district included the cities of Saginaw and Bay City as well as Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac Counties in the Thumb of Michigan, Arenac county north from Bay County, a total of about half the area of Saginaw County, and small northern portions of Lapeer and St. Clair counties.

This area would largely be transferred to the 5th district after the 1990 census, while most of the old 6th district became the 8th district. Unlike the old 6th district, the 8th did not include Pontiac. To make up for the loss in population, it was pushed further into Lansing (which had previously been split between the 6th and 8th districts), picking up all of Ingham County. It also added the area around Brighton and portions of Washtenaw and Genessee counties.

In the redistricting for the 2002 election, the district gained all of Clinton County about half of Shiawasee County and most of its area in Oakland County while losing its shares of Washtenaw and Genessee counties.

In the redistricting for the 2012 election, the district dropped all of its area in Clinton and Shiawasee counties, and was pushed further into Oakland County.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1873
Nathan B. Bradley	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877	43rd 44th
Charles C. Ellsworth	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879	45th
Roswell G. Horr	Republican	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1885	46th 47th 48th
Timothy E. Tarsney [3]	Democratic	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889	49th 50th
Aaron T. Bliss	Republican	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891	51st
Henry M. Youmans	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	52nd
William S. Linton	Republican	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897	53rd 54th
Ferdinand Brucker [4]	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899	55th
Joseph W. Fordney	Republican	March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1923	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th
Bird J. Vincent [5]	Republican	March 4, 1923 - July 18, 1931	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Died
Vacant		July 18, 1931 - November 3, 1931
Michael J. Hart [5]	Democratic	November 3, 1931 - January 3, 1935	72nd 73rd
Fred L. Crawford	Republican	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1953	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd
Alvin M. Bentley	Republican	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1961	83rd 84th 85th 86th
James Harvey [6]	Republican	January 3, 1961 - January 31, 1974	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Resigned after being appointed as a judge of the US District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan
Vacant		January 31, 1974 - April 23, 1974
J. Bob Traxler [6]	Democratic	April 23, 1974 - January 3, 1993	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Bob Carr	Democratic	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995	103rd	Redistricted from the 6th district
Dick Chrysler	Republican	January 3, 1995 - January 3, 1997	104th
Debbie Stabenow	Democratic	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2001	105th 106th	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Mike Rogers	Republican	January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2015	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th
Mike Bishop	Republican	January 3, 2015 - January 3, 2019	114th 115th	Lost re-election
Elissa Slotkin	Democratic	January 3, 2019 - Present	116th	Incumbent

Living former Members

As of July 2019^[update], there are six living former members. The most recent representative to die was R. James Harvey (served 1961-1974) on July 20, 2019.

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003

2003 - 2013

See also

• Michigan's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

Notes

References

• Govtrack.us for the 8th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
• The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
• U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present

Coordinates: 42°38?52?N 83°56?43?W / 42.64778°N 83.94528°W / 42.64778; -83.94528