Birmingham and Bloomfield residents will help pick a new member of Congress on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when five candidates compete for Michigan’s open 11th Congressional District seat.

Election results are pending. This article will be updated as election officials release vote totals.

Democrat Jeremy Moss, a state senator from Oakland County, faces Republican Ethan Baker, the mayor of Troy, in the headline matchup. Libertarian Farid Ishac, Green Party candidate Ryan Teasdale and independent Anil Kumar round out the ballot, according to Oakland County’s official candidate list.

The district covers communities across Oakland County, including Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, Royal Oak, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield Township, Pontiac and more than a dozen other communities, according to Oakland County Times.

Why the seat is open

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat who has held the seat since 2019, chose not to seek reelection to run for the U.S. Senate, Patch reported. Stevens lost the Democratic Senate primary to former Detroit health executive Abdul El-Sayed.

The candidates

Moss beat three other Democratic challengers in the Aug. 4 primary to win his party’s nomination, according to Patch. He has cited affordability and health care as top campaign issues.

Moss is a lifelong Oakland County resident and Groves High School graduate, according to his campaign biography. He served on the Southfield City Council and in the Michigan House before joining the state Senate, according to his legislative biography.

Baker ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. He served on the Troy City Council for four years before voters elected him mayor in 2019. He won reelection in 2023. Baker also worked as a special assistant to former President Ronald Reagan in California following Reagan’s presidency, according to his campaign biography.

Baker has listed mental and physical health, cost of living, jobs, the economy and infrastructure as his top issues on his campaign website.

Audio clip controversy

Moss has disputed an audio clip attributed to him about U.S. support for Israel, saying it was manipulated or fabricated, The Washington Post reported. Specialists who examined the recording for the newspaper found no evidence of AI generation but could not authenticate it or confirm the speaker’s identity.

Baker said he chose not to make the clip the center of his campaign and would not launch personal attacks against Moss, according to Patch.

District history

The district’s current boundaries took effect in 2023, following redistricting, according to its district history. Stevens won the seat in 2018. The last Republican to hold it was David Trott, who did not seek reelection in 2018.

How to vote

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the Michigan Secretary of State’s voting guidance. Anyone in line by 8 p.m. is allowed to vote.

Residents who still need to register can do so in person at their city or township clerk’s office with proof of residency through 8 p.m. on Election Day, according to the Secretary of State.

Voters can find their polling location, registration status and sample ballot at Michigan.gov/vote.

Where to find results

Voters can follow returns through the Oakland County Clerk’s elections page, which links to unofficial election results. Election-night totals are unofficial until canvassing and certification are complete.