Michigan's 16th congressional district |
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Created | 1930 |
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Eliminated | 2000 |
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Years active | 1933–2003 |
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Michigan's 16th congressional district is an obsolete United States congressional district in Michigan. It covered the communities of Dearborn, Downriver and Monroe County.[1]
The first Representative to Congress elected from the 16th district, John Lesinski, Sr., took office in 1933, after reapportionment due to the 1930 census. The district was dissolved following the 2000 census. The last Representative elected from the district, John Dingell, was subsequently elected from the 15th district. The only other Representative elected from the 16th district in its 70 years of existence was John Lesinski, Jr. It could be called a Polish district, because all three district's representatives were Polish-Americans.
Voting
List of members representing the district
Representative
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Party
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Term
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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District created March 4, 1933
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File:John Lesinski Sr. (Michigan Congressman).jpg John Lesinski Sr. (Dearborn)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1933– May 27, 1950
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73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st
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Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died.
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Vacant
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May 27, 1950– January 3, 1951
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81st
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File:John Lesinski, Jr.jpg John Lesinski Jr. (Dearborn)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1951– January 3, 1965
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82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th
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Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination.
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File:John Dingell earlier official portrait.gif John Dingell (Dearborn)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1965– January 3, 2003
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89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
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Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 15th district.
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District eliminated January 3, 2003
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Elections
Notes
- ↑ Alamanac of American Politics 2002, p816
References
42°0′N 83°30′W / 42.000°N 83.500°W / 42.000; -83.500