Michigan's at-large congressional district may refer to a few different occasions when a statewide

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district was used for elections to the

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from

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. Prior to Michigan's admittance as a state of the Union in 1837, congressional delegates for

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were elected from

Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Michigan Territory prior to admitting Michigan to the United States, Union. The territory was established on June 30, 1 ...

. The first elected U.S. representative from the state was elected October 5 and 6, 1835. However, due to Michigan's dispute with Ohio over the

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, Congress refused to accept his credentials until it admitted Michigan to the Union as a state on January 26, 1837. In 1912,

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was elected congressman at-large after Michigan gained one seat due to reapportionment following the

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, but Michigan did not redraw its congressional districts until 1913. In 1962,

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was elected as an at-large candidate after the

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indicated Michigan would gain a seat in the House of Representatives, but the 19th district had not been created at the time of the election.

List of members representing the district

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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