Thanks for the info (and the map). I see that President Bush carried the district with 49.25% in 2000 and with 53.00% in 2004; I don’t have town-and-city vote results for 2008, but it is clear that Obama carried the district with approximately 52%. The special election should be a real barn-burner.
These are countywide. I have to check which Jackson townships are not in the district.
Calhoun: (B1 - Bush won once, B2 - Bush won twice)
Obama won - Albion City, Battle Creek, Bedford, Homer (B2), Marshall City (B2), Springfield, Tekonsha (B2)
McCain won - Albion Twp, Athens, Burlington, Clarence, Clarenton, Convis, Eckford, Emmett, Fredonia, Lee, LeRoy, Marengo, Marshall Township, Newton, Pennfield, Sheridan.
Jackson:(B1 - Bush won once, B2 - Bush won twice) Obama won - Blackman (B2), Jackson, Leoni (B1), Waterloo (B2).
McCain won - Columbia, Concord, Grass Lake, Hanover, Henrietta, Liberty, Napoleon, Norvell, Parma, Pulaski, Rives, Sandstone, Spring Arbor, Springport, Summit, Tompkins.