Michigan's 2nd congressional district

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Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Pete Hoekstra (R)
Population (2000)	662,653
Median income	$42,589
Ethnicity	89.9% White, 4.5% Black, 1.0% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+9

The 2nd district boundaries for the 106th Congress, prior to redistricting in 2002

United States House of Representatives, Michigan District 2 is a United States Congressional district in Western Michigan. It consists of the counties of Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent.

[edit] Major cities

• Cadillac
• Fremont
• Grand Haven
• Holland
• Jenison
• Ludington
• Muskegon
• Muskegon Heights
• Norton Shores

[edit] Representatives

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Edward Bradley was elected November 3, 1846, but died August 5, 1847 in New York City, while en route to Washington, D.C. to take office; Charles E. Stuart was elected November 2, 1847, to fill the vacancy.
2. ^ William Sprague was elected on a Free Soil Party ticket and was seated with the Whigs in Congress.
3. ^ Nathaniel B. Eldredge was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1884 to the 49th Congress.
4. ^ : In the election of November 7, 1916, official returns showed Mark R. Bacon had won by 49 votes. Although there was no provision in state law at that time for recounting ballots in the election of federal officials, a separate examination of votes in Jackson County revealed that Samuel W. Beakes was entitled to 87 more votes. However, the board of state canvassers and the Michigan Supreme Court refused to allow a recount. Finally, the U.S. House Committee on Elections decided to conduct a recount, which gave Beakes the victory by 132 votes. The committee unanimously reported resolutions to the full House stating that Bacon had not been elected to the seat and was not entitled to it, and that, in fact, Beakes was the elected representative of the district. The House seated Beakes on December 13, 1917.

[edit] References

• Govtrack.us for the 2nd 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

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