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      Home/Elections/2024/US House/Michigan/MI-02
      2024·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John R Moolenaar
      65.1%279,167 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Michael Lynch
      31.7%135,824 votes
      Margin
      R+33.5
      428,550 total votes
      4 candidates428,550 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John R MoolenaarREP✓
      		REP279,16765.1%
      Michael LynchDEM
      		DEM135,82431.7%
      Ben DejongLIB
      		LIB7,0371.6%
      Scott AdamsOTH
      		OTH6,5221.5%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+30.1
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.8
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202434.2%64.2%R+30.1442,037
      202035.0%63.2%R+28.2414,538
      201633.0%61.1%R+28.1347,334
      201244.9%55.1%R+10.2329,576
      200848.9%48.7%D+0.2359,831

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2022
      John R MoolenaarREP
      R+29.4
      Redistricted
      2020
      Bill HuizengaREP
      R+21.0
      2018
      Bill HuizengaREP
      R+12.3
      2016
      Bill HuizengaREP
      R+30.1
      2014
      Bill HuizengaREP
      R+30.4
      2012
      Bill HuizengaREP
      R+26.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Bill HuizengaREP
      R+33.6
      2008
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+27.6
      2006
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+34.9
      2004
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+40.4
      2002
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+42.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+31.2
      1998
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+39.0
      1996
      Peter HoekstraREP
      R+32.3
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      John R MoolenaarREP
      Record10W-0L
      Avg MarginR+27.1
      Career2002-2024
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Ben DejongLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2024-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Michael LynchDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2024-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Scott AdamsOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginD+37.8
      Career1988-2024
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

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