MI-09 Michigan's 9th District

Candidate

Predicted Vote %

Predicted Win %

Andy Levin

60.0%

94.7%

Candius Stearns

40.0%

5.3%

BPI

Blair Partisan Index

Measures how strongly a district leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party compared to the nation as a whole.

 

7.1%

SEER Prediction

SEER Prediction

Forecasted Democratic % of vote, without considering national mood or polling.

 

57.1%

District Profile Last Updated: Oct. 5, 2018, 11:47 a.m.

Michigan’s ninth congressional district is located in southeastern Michigan. The district is 82% White and 10% Black. The district has voted Democrat since 2008. Sander Levin has won the 2012, 2014, and 2016 elections with 62%, 60%, and 58% of the vote respectively. The candidates running in this election are Andy Levin (D) and Candius Sterns (R). Levin is the son of the current incumbent and directed the Michigan Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth. Sterns was the treasurer for the GOP district. Our fundamental-only model predicts a Democratic win.

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