Michigan's 8th congressional district

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Michigan's 8th congressional district
Current Representative		Mike Rogers (R–Brighton)
Area	2,253.63 mi²
Distribution	70.01% urban, 29.99% rural
Population (2000)	662,563
Median income	$52,510
Ethnicity	89.5% White, 4.9% Black, 1.9% Asian, 3.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+2

The 8th district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002

Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and Southeast Michigan. It consists of all of Clinton, Ingham, and Livingston counties, and includes the southern portion of Shiawassee and the northern portion of Oakland counties.

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

The current congressman is Republican Mike Rogers, who has represented the district since 2001.

Major cities

• Brighton
• Clarkston
• DeWitt
• East Lansing
• Howell
• Lansing (part)
• Mason
• Okemos
• St. Johns
• Haslett

History

In the redistricting for the 2002 election the district gained all of Clinton County about half its current area of Shiawasee County and most of its area in Oakland County while losing all the parts of Washtenaw County and Genessee County that had been in the district.

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-48th
Timothy E. Tarsney [1]	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 [2]	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899	55th
Joseph W. Fordney	Republican	March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1923	56th-67th
Bird J. Vincent [3]	Republican	March 4, 1923-July 18, 1931	68th-72nd	Died
Vacant		July 18, 1931 – November 3, 1931	72nd
Michael J. Hart [3]	Democratic	November 3, 1931 - January 3, 1935	72nd-73rd
Fred L. Crawford	Republican	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1953	74th-82nd
Alvin M. Bentley	Republican	January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1961	83rd-86th
James Harvey [4]	Republican	January 3, 1961 - January 31, 1974	87th-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	93rd
J. Bob Traxler [4]	Democratic	April 23, 1974 - January 3, 1993	93rd-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
Mike Rogers	Republican	January 3, 2001 -Present	107th-111th	Incumbent

Notes

1. ^ Timothy E. Tarsney was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
2. ^ In 1896, Albert M. Todd and Ferdinand Brucker were elected on the Democratic Peoples Union Silver ticket, a union of elements from the Democratic Party and Populist Party. They were seated as part of the Democratic Party in Congress.
3. ^ ^{a b} Bird J. Vincent died July 18, 1931. Michael J. Hart was elected to fill the vacancy November 3, 1931.
4. ^ ^{a b} James Harvey resigned January 31, 1974. Bob Traxler was elected April 16, 1974, to fill vacancy.

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