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John Conyers John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. ...

, the most senior member of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. He was first elected in 1964, and re-elected in every subsequent election.

Almanac

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Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

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Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

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Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

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Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

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George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

, - , 1991–1993 , 102nd , - , 1993–1995 , 103rd , rowspan=4 , Bill Clinton , rowspan=10 style="background:white;" , District 14 , - , 1995–1997 , 104th , rowspan=6 , U.S. House , rowspan=6 , Republican , - , 1997–1999 , 105th , - , 1999–2001 , 106th , - , 2001–2003 , 107th , rowspan=4 , George W. Bush , - , 2003–2005 , 108th , - , 2005–2007 , 109th , - , 2007–2009 , 110th , rowspan=2 , U.S. House , rowspan=2 , Democratic , - , 2009–2011 , 111th , rowspan=4 , Barack Obama , - , 2011–2013 , 112th , rowspan=4 , U.S. House , rowspan=4 , Republican , - , 2013–2015 , 113th , rowspan=3 style="background:white;" , District 13 , - , 2015–2017 , 114th , - , 2017 , 115th , Donald Trump

Election results

, + : Results 1964–1990 ! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % , - ,

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 138,589 , , 84% , , , Robert Blackwell , , 25,735 , , 16% , , , Milton Henry , , Freedom Now , , 1,504 , , 1% , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 89,808 , , 84% , , , Reecha Ross , , 16,853 , , 16% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 127,847 , , 100% , , , ''No candidate'' , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 93,075 , , 88% , , , Howard Johnson , , 11,876 , , 11% , , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Jacqueline Rice , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Socialist Workers , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 617 , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 1% , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 131,353 , , 88% , , , Walter Girardot , , 16,096 , , 11% , , , Nina Hubbard , , American Independent , , 817 , , 1% , , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Maceo Dixon , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Socialist Workers , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 337 , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 0% , , , , , , - ,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 97,620 , , 91% , , , Walter Girardot , , 9,358 , , 9% , , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Hattie McCutcheon , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Socialist Workers , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 419 , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 0% , , , Lewis Steinhardt , , U.S. Labor , , 176 , , 0% , , , , , , - ,

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 126,161 , , 92% , , , Isaac Hood , , 8,927 , , 7% , , , Hector McGregor , , American Independent , align="right" , 727 , align="right" , 1% , , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", B.R. Washington , ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Socialist Workers , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 306 , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 0% , , , Thomas Jones , ,

Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

, , 245 , , 0% , - ,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 89,646 , , 93% , , , Robert Arnold , , 6,878 , , 7% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 123,286 , , 95% , , , William Bell , , 6,244 , , 5% , , , Thomas Jones , ,

, , 699 , , 1% , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 125,517 , , 97% , , , ''No candidate'' , , , , , , , Bill Krebaum , ,

, , 3,188 , , 2% , , ! style="background:#FF3300; ", Eddie Benjamin , ! style="background:#FF3300; ", Workers League , ! style="background:#FF3300; ", 1,140 , ! style="background:#FF3300; ", 1% , , , , , , - ,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 152,432 , , 89% , , , Edward Mack , , 17,393 , , 10% , , ! style="background:#aa0000; ",

Andrew Pulley Cleve Andrew Pulley (born May 5, 1951), better known as Andrew Pulley, is an American former politician who ran as Socialist Workers Party (SWP) nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1972 and one of three nominees the party put forth ...

, ! style="background:#aa0000; ", Socialist Workers , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 685 , ! style="background:#aa0000; " align="right", 0% , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 94,307 , , 89% , , , Bill Ashe , , 10,407 , , 10% , , , Peter Bowen , , Independent , align="right" , 539 , align="right" , 1% , , ,

, , Independent , align="right" , 529 , align="right" , 1% , , , , , , - ,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 127,800 , , 91% , , , Bill Ashe , , 10,979 , , 8% , , , Jonathan Flint , ,

, , 744 , , 1% , , ! style="background:#FF7796 ", Sam Johnson , ! style="background:#FF7796 ", Workers Against Concessions , ! style="background:#FF7796 ", 615 , ! style="background:#FF7796 ", 0% , , , , , - ,

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 76,556 , , 89% , , , Ray Shoulders , , 7,298 , , 9% , , , Robert Mays , , NPA , align="right" , 1,134 , align="right" , 1% , , , Jonathan Flint , ,

, , 764 , , 1% , , , , , , + : Results 1992–2010 ! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % , - ,

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 165,496 , , 82% , , , John Gordon , , 32,036 , , 16% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Richard Miller , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Natural Law , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 2,043 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 1% , , ! style="background:#FF3300 ", D'Artagnan Collier , ! style="background:#FF3300 ", Workers League , ! style="background:#FF3300 ", 1,296 , ! style="background:#FF3300 ", 1% , , , , , , - ,

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 128,463 , , 81% , , , Richard Fournier , , 26,215 , , 17% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Richard Miller , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Natural Law , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 2,953 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 2% , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 157,722 , , 85% , , , William Ashe , , 22,152 , , 12% , , , Scott Boman , ,

, , 2,953 , , 2% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Richard Miller , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Natural Law , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 736 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 0% , , , Willie Reid , , NPA , align="right" , 717 , align="right" , 0% , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 126,321 , , 87% , , , Vendella Collins , , 16,140 , , 11% , , , Michael Freyman , ,

, , 1,764 , , 1% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Richard Miller , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Natural Law , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 1,080 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 1% , , , , , , - ,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 168,982 , , 89% , , , William Ashe , , 17,582 , , 9% , , , Constance Catalfio , ,

, , 2,113 , , 1% , , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Richard Miller , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", Natural Law , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 1,030 , ! style="background:#00bfff; ", 1% , , , , , , - ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 145,285 , , 83% , , , Dave Stone , , 26,544 , , 15% , , , Francis Schorr , ,

, align="right" , 1,532 , align="right" , 1% , , , John Litle , , Green , , 1,247 , , 1% , , , , , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 213,681 , , 84% , , , Veronica Pedraza , , 35,089 , , 14% , , , Michael Donahue , ,

, , 2,278 , , 1% , , , Lisa Weltman , , Green , , 2,224 , , 1% , , , Wilbert Sears , , U.S. Taxpayers , , 1,307 , , 1% , - ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 158,755 , , 85% , , , Chad Miles , , 27,367 , , 15% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 227,841 , , 92% , , , ''No candidate'' , , , , , , , Richard Secula , ,

, , 10,732 , , 4% , , , Clyde Shabazz , , Green , , 8,015 , , 3% , , , , , , - ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 115,511 , , 77% , , , Don Ukrainec , , 29,902 , , 20% , , , Marc Sosnowski , , U.S. Taxpayers , , 3,206 , , 2% , , , Richard Secula , ,

, , 1,859 , , 1% , , , , , , + : Results 2012–2016 ! Year ! ! Democrat ! Votes ! % ! ! Republican ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Third Party ! Party ! Votes ! % ! , - ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 235,336 , , 83% , , , Harry Sawicki , , 38,769 , , 14% , , , Chris Sharer , ,

, , 6,076 , , 2% , , , Martin Gray , , U.S. Taxpayers , , 4,089 , , 1% , , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 132,710 , , 79% , , , Jeff Gorman , , 27,234 , , 16% , , , Chris Sharer , ,

, , 3,537 , , 2% , , , Sam Johnson , , NPA , , 3,466 , , 2% , , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, , , , John Conyers , , 198,771 , , 77% , , , Jeff Gorman , , 40,541 , , 15% , , , Tiffany Hayden , ,

, , 9,648 , , 3% , , , Sam Johnson , , Working Class , , 8,835 , , 3% ,

References

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