Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ called winner and returns updated Nov. 4, 10:47 a.m. CST; more than 95% of expected votes reported. National House geographic context: verified calls Nov. 4, 10:49 a.m. CST. Census state boundaries; state bands show seat counts, not district boundaries. Blue Democratic, red Republican, gold Independents, gray uncalled; stripes mark called party flips.
Democrat William Lawrence defeated Republican incumbent Tom Barrett in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result flips the seat from Republican control to Democrats.
William Lawrence had 202,657 votes, or 51.03%, to Tom Barrett’s 189,482, or 47.71%, in DDHQ’s reported returns. The margin was 13,175 votes with more than 95% of the expected vote reported; the totals remain unofficial.
