2012 Michigan's 11th congressional district election

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 Michigan's 11th congressional district election Michigan presidential no 2012 Michigan's 11th congressional district special election 2012 (special) 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 11 2014 November 6, 2012 Kerry Bentivolio 113th Congress.jpg Kerry Bentivolio Republican Party (United States) 181,788 50.8% 3x4.svg Syed Taj Democratic Party (United States) 158,879 44.4% U.S. Representative David Curson Democratic Party (United States) Kerry Bentivolio Republican Party (United States) Michigan's 11th congressional district election was held on November 6, 2012, for a seat in the 113th United States Congress alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States House of Representatives and elections for class I of the United States Senate. In Michigan, all of the state's 14 congressional seats were at stake. Michigan's junior United States Senator Debbie Stabenow is running for re-election. Additionally, all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives were at stake. In reapportionment done following the 2010 United States census, the district was redrawn to favor the then Congressman Thaddeus McCotter.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/michigan-map-highlights-gop-redistricting-challenges/2011/06/20/AGzYP4cH_blog.html Michigan map highlights GOP redistricting challenges June 20, 2011 August 16, 2011 The Washington Post Aaron Blake The election was held alongside a special election to fill a vacancy in Michigan's 11th congressional district caused by the July 6, 2012 resignation of Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Thaddeus McCotter.Spangler Todd http://www.freep.com/article/20120706/NEWS06/120706063/thad-mccotter-resigns-citing-nightmarish-circumstances Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances July 6, 2012 Detroit Free Press August 16, 2012 The primary for the special election was held on September 5, 2012.http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/07/lt_gov_brian_calley_calls_spec.html Lt. Gov. Brian Calley calls special $650K election to fill Thad McCotter's seat July 10, 2012 August 4, 2012 Booth Newspapers MLive.com David Eggert Background After a failed, short-lived presidential campaign, McCotter opted to run for 6th term in the House. On May 25, 2012, it was announced that McCotter had fallen short of the required 1,000 signatures to appear on the ballot for the August 7 GOP primary.Eggert David http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/breaking_congressman_thad_mcco.html Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter short on signatures for 2012 bid to retain his seat May 25, 2012 mlive.com August 16, 2012 On May 29, 2012, McCotter announced his intentions to seek the GOP nomination as write-in candidate.Eggert David http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/thad_mccotter_will_run_write-i.html Thad McCotter will run write-in campaign after signature issues May 29, 2012 mlive.com August 16, 2012 McCotter ended his write-in campaign shortly after on June 2, 2012.Eggert David http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/thad_mccotter_ends_write-in_ca.html Thad McCotter ends write-in campaign for Congress June 2, 2012 mlive.com August 16, 2012 McCotter resigned from Congress on July 6, 2012. On 11 August 2012, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced charges against four former McCotter staff aides, for their roles in obtaining and submitting fraudulent election petitions.Swickard Joe http://www.freep.com/article/20120811/NEWS02/308110061/Thaddeus-McCotter-s-top-aides-charged-in-election-fraud-case Thaddeus McCotter's top aides charged in election fraud case August 11, 2012 Detroit Free Press August 16, 2012 Primary election Republican After McCotter's resignation, the only other Republican who qualified for the primary ballot was political novice/Tea Party activist Kerry Bentivolio. After McCotter's resignation, several candidates considered mounting a write-in campaign, including Birmingham-based foreclosure attorney David Trott, former state Rep. Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, state Sen. Mike Kowall of White Lake and former Oakland County Republican Party Chairman Paul Welday.Eggert David http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/former_state_sen_nancy_cassis_1.html Former state Sen. Nancy Cassis to run for Thad McCotter's congressional seat June 7, 2012 Booth Newspapers August 17, 2012 Eventually, State GOP leaders rallied around former state Sen. Nancy Cassis. Candidates Kerry Bentivolio Nancy Cassis (write-in) Declined/Withdrew David Trott Andy Raczkowski Mike Kowall Paul Welday Disqualified from Ballot Thad McCotter Results 2012 Republican Primary - Michigan's 11th Congressional District http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PRI/06011000.html 2012 Official Michigan Primary Election Results - 11th Congressional District miboecfr.nictusa.com 19 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120811234141/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PRI/06011000.html 11 August 2012 Republican Party (US) Kerry Bentivolio 42,468 65.5 N/A Republican Party (US) Total Write-In 22,490 34.5 N/A Democratic Only two candidates, both with low name recognition qualified for the Democratic primary ballot before McCotter's resignation. They were Dr. Syed Taj, a member of the Canton Township Board of Trustees and Bill Roberts, a Lyndon LaRouche activist whose main goal was to impeach President Barack Obama and campaigned with posters with Obama having a mustache similar to Adolf Hitler.Schultz Marisa http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120719/POLITICS02/207190396 Opponents square off after McCotter's failed bid for seat July 19, 2012 Detroit News August 17, 2012January 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Results 2012 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 11th Congressional District Democratic Party (US) Syed Taj 21,952 58.9 N/A Democratic Party (US) Bill Roberts 15,338 41.1 N/A General election Candidates Kerry Bentivolio, Republican nominee Syed Taj, Democratic nominee Steven Paul Duke, Green Party nominee John J. Tartar, Libertarian Party nominee William Daniel Johnson, Natural Law Party nomineehttp://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12GEN/12GEN_CL.HTM 2012 Michigan Official General Candidate Listing - 11/06/2012 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Lean R November 5, 2012 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 2, 2012 November 4, 2012Lean R November 2, 2012 Roll Call, 2012 11 04 us onLikely R November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball https://web.archive.org/web/20230420175527/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ April 20, 2023 , 2012 11 05 us onLean R November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, 2012 11 04 us onLean R November 4, 2012RCP, 2012 11 04 us onTossup November 4, 2012The HillHouse Ratings https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/race-ratings/107735-the-hills-house-ratings-democrats-chances-for-seats-have-dimmed/ The Hill November 4, 2012 November 3, 2012 Likely R November 4, 2012 Results 2012 General Election - Michigan's 11th Congressional Districthttp://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12GEN/06011000.html Archived copy 2013-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130116000111/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12GEN/06011000.html 2013-01-16 Republican Party (US) Kerry Bentivolio 181,788 50.8 N/A Democratic Party (US) Syed Taj 158,879 44.4 N/A Libertarian Party (United States) John Tatar 9,637 2.7 N/A Green Party (US) Steven Duke 4,569 1.3 N/A Natural Law Party (United States) Daniel Johnson 3,251 0.9 N/A By county CountyKerry BentivolioRepublicanSyed TajDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Oakland (part)117,74052.5%95,33042.5%11,2135.1%22,41010.0%224,283Wayne (part)64,04847.8%63,54947.5%6,2594.6%4992.3%133,856Totals181,78850.8%158,87944.4%17,7424.9%22,9096.4%358,139 References 30em United States House of Representatives 11 Michigan 11 2012 11 special Michigan 2012 11