Michigan's 8th congressional district

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Michigan's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Michigan that encompasses a mix of suburban and rural communities and has been a competitive political battleground in recent elections.

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Michigan's 8th congressional district canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf congressional district ⓘ
contains rural communities ⓘ
suburban communities ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countrySubdivision state of Michigan ⓘ
electoralEventFrequency every two years ⓘ
elects member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
governingLaw Michigan election law ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
federal election law ⓘ
governmentalJurisdictionOf federal government of the United States ⓘ
hasBoundaryChanges subject to decennial redistricting ⓘ
hasChamber House of Representatives ⓘ
hasElectoralSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
hasRepresentationType single-member district ⓘ
hasTypeOfArea mixed suburban-rural ⓘ
hasVoters registered voters in Michigan ⓘ
isNumberedDistrictOf Michigan ⓘ
isPartOf United States House of Representatives districts in Michigan ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
locatedIn Michigan ⓘ
officeContestedIn biennial U.S. House elections ⓘ
ordinalNumber 8 ⓘ
politicalCharacteristic competitive battleground district ⓘ
swing district ⓘ
representedIn United States Congress ⓘ
state Michigan ⓘ
usedFor representation in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ

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Mike Rogers (Michigan politician) → represented → Michigan's 8th congressional district ⓘ
subject linked to: Mike Rogers
Joseph W. Fordney → represented district → Michigan's 8th congressional district ⓘ