Michigan's 1st congressional district

Michigan's 1st congressional district
Michigan's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Dan Benishek (R–Crystal Falls)
Area 24,875[1] mi2
Population (2010) 705,974
Ethnicity 92.1% White, 1.3% Black, 1.4% Hispanic, 2.8% Native American
Cook PVI R+4

Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan and 16 of 21 counties of Northern Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. The district is represented by Republican Dan Benishek.

Geography

The district is the second-largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by land area. Its boundaries contain much of the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula in addition to the entire Upper Peninsula. Altogether, the district makes up about 44% of the land area of the state of Michigan. It contains the second-longest shoreline of any district in the United States, behind Alaska's At-large congressional district.

Of the 83 counties in Michigan, 30 lie fully within the district, and it contains a portion of another.

History

The 1st from 1992–2002 was similar to the present district, except that it did not extend nearly as far south along Lake Huron, while it took in Traverse City and some surrounding areas on the west side of the state.

Prior to 1992 the 1st Congressional District was a Detroit-based congressional district. From the election of Republican John B. Sosnowski in 1925 until 1964 the former 1st district was represented by only one non-Polish-American politician, Robert H. Clancy. Along with Sosnowski, 6 Polish-Americans served as the 1st district's representatives elected 7 times, since 1925. The other strong Polish Michigan congressional districts were the 15th district (where half of the elected were Polish-American) and the dissolved 16th district (where all three elected representatives were of Polish descent).

In 1964 the 1st Congressional district was drawn as a new, African-American majority district reflecting the changing demographics of Detroit, while enough of the old 1st district was moved to the 14th district that that district retained the 1st's old congressman. John Conyers was elected to congress from the 1st district, a position he would hold until the 1st was removed from Detroit.

For most of the time prior to 1992, the territory now in the 1st District was in the 11th district.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
1992 President Clinton 41 - 35%
1996 President Clinton 47 - 40%
2000 President Bush 52 - 45%
2004 President Bush 53 - 46%
2008 President Obama 50 - 48%
2012 President Romney 53 - 45%

Major cities in the district

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Robert McClelland Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849		 28
29
30		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alexander W. Buel Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ebenezer J. Penniman Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David Stuart Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William A. Howard Republican March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859		 34
35		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George B. Cooper Democratic March 4, 1859 –
May 15, 1860		 36 Election challenged
William A. Howard Republican May 15, 1860 –
March 3, 1861		 36 Successfully challenged predecessor's election
Bradley F. Granger Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 37 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Fernando C. Beaman Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1871		 38
39
40
41		 Redistricted from the 2nd district
Henry Waldron Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 42 Redistricted to the 2nd district
Moses W. Field Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 43 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alpheus S. Williams Democratic March 4, 1875 –
December 21, 1878		 44
45		 Died
Vacant December 21, 1878 –
March 4, 1879		 45 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John S. Newberry Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 46 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry W. Lord Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 47 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William C. Maybury Democratic[2] March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 48
49		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John L. Chipman Democratic March 4, 1887 –
August 17, 1893		 50
51
52
53		 Died
Vacant August 17, 1893 –
November 7, 1893		 53 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Levi T. Griffin Democratic December 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 53 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John B. Corliss Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903		 54
55
56
57		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alfred Lucking Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905		 58 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edwin C. Denby Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911		 59
60
61		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank E. Doremus Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921		 62
63
64
65
66		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George P. Codd Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923		 67 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert H. Clancy Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925		 68 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John B. Sosnowski Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927		 69 Lost renomination
Robert H. Clancy Republican March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933		 70
71
72		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George G. Sadowski Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 73
74
75		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz Democratic[3] January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 76
77		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George G. Sadowski Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1951		 78
79
80
81		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Democratic January 3, 1951 –
September 18, 1961		 82
83
84
85
86
87		 Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
Vacant September 18, 1961 –
November 7, 1961		 87 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lucien N. Nedzi Democratic November 7, 1961 –
January 3, 1965		 87
88		 Redistricted to the 14th district
John Conyers Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1993		 89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102		 Redistricted to the 14th district
Bart Stupak Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011		 103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111		 Retired
Dan Benishek Republican January 3, 2011 –
present		 112
113
114		 Incumbent

Elections

Historical district boundaries

1993 - 2003
2003 - 2013

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Congressional Districts by Urban/Rural Population & Land Area (109th Congress)" (PDF). 2000 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
  2. ↑ William C. Maybury was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
  3. ↑ Rudolph G. Tenerowicz campaigned as a Republican in 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1954.

References

Coordinates: 46°09′26″N 86°26′13″W / 46.15722°N 86.43694°W / 46.15722; -86.43694

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