Michigan's 18th congressional district

Michigan's 18th congressional district is an obsolete United States congressional district in Michigan. The first Representative to Congress elected from the 18th district, George Anthony Dondero, took office in 1953, after reapportionment due to the 1950 census. In 1933, Dondero had previously been the first representative elected from 17th district.

From 1982 until its demise the 18th district included parts of three counties. It included Brighton, Brighton Township and Green Oak Township in Livingston County, Michigan, Lyon Township, South Lyon, New Hudson, Milford, Milford Township, Wixom, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Commerce Township, Novi, the Oakland county portion of Northville, Farmington, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Troy (except the southeast corner of Troy, south of Big Beaver and east of Rochester Road), Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, Rochester, Orion Township, Lake Orion, Lake Angelus, Oakland Township and Addison Township in Oakland County. It also included Romeo, Washington Township, Shelby Township and Bruce Township in Macomb County.[1]

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created January 3, 1953

George Anthony Dondero		 Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957		 83rd
84th		 Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
[data unknown/missing]

William Broomfield		 Republican January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1973		 85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd		 Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 19th district.

Robert J. Huber		 Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975		 93rd Elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.

James Blanchard		 Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 1, 1983		 94th
95th
96th
97th		 Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.

William Broomfield		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
District eliminated January 3, 1993

References
  1. "Public Sector Consultants map of 18th district" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2012.


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