Who’s running for Congress in Michigan? 6 incumbents face primary challengers
- Fall elections will decide Michigan’s 13 congressional seats
- Two open seats are expected to be among the most competitive in the country and draw heaps of outside spending
- Six of 11 incumbents running for re-election face primary challengers
LANSING — Michigan's 13 congressional seats are each up for grabs this fall, and control the U.S. House may be at stake.
Open seats in the state's 7th and 8th Districts are expected to be among the most competitive in the country and draw big spending from national groups.
Those Flint- and Lansing-area swing seats are currently held by Democrats who aren't seeking re-election to their posts: Dan Kildee, who is stepping down, and Elissa Slotkin, who is running for the U.S. Senate instead.
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Elsewhere, two first-term representatives are defending their seats in competitive districts: Rep. John James, R-Farmington Hills, in the Macomb County-based 10th and Hillary Scholten, D-Grand Rapids, in the west Michigan 3rd.
Republicans control the U.S. House, but upcoming elections will decide all 435 seats. In Michigan, Democrats currently hold seven congressional seats, and Republicans hold six.
With President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump back at the top of the ballot, both major parties are optimistic about their chances in Michigan.
Of the 11 Michigan incumbents running for re-election, six will face primary challengers.
That includes Democratic Reps. Shri Thanedar and Rashida Tlaib of Detroit, Scholten of Grand Rapids, Haley Stevens of Birmingham, along with Republican Reps. Jack Bergman of Watersmeet and Bill Huizenga of Holland.
Follow the links below to learn about candidates in each race:
Who’s running against Jack Bergman in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District?
Who’s running against John Moolenaar in Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District?
Who is running against Hillary Scholten in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District?
Who is running against Bill Huizenga in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District?
Who’s running against Tim Walberg in Michigan’s 5th Congressional District?
Who is running against Debbie Dingell in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District?
Who’s running to replace Elissa Slotkin in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District?
Who’s running to replace Dan Kildee in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District?
Who’s running against Lisa McClain in Michigan’s 9th Congressional District?
Who’s running against John James in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District?
Who’s running against Haley Stevens in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District?
Who’s running against Rashida Tlaib in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District?
Who’s running against Shri Thanedar in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District?
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