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.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | congressional district ⓘ |
| contains |
rural communities
ⓘ
suburban communities ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | state of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryChanges | subject to decennial redistricting ⓘ |
| hasChamber | House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationType | single-member district ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArea | mixed suburban-rural ⓘ |
| hasVoters | registered voters in Michigan ⓘ |
| isNumberedDistrictOf | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States House of Representatives districts in Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContestedIn | biennial U.S. House elections ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| politicalCharacteristic |
competitive battleground district
ⓘ
swing district ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| usedFor | representation in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)