2002 Michigan Senate elections

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38 seats in the Michigan Senate 20 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ken Sikkema Robert L. Emerson Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 28th District Kent (part) 27th District Genesee (part) Last election 23 15 Seats after 22 16 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,532,170 1,506,920 Percentage 50.07% 49.24%
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Majority Leader before election Dan DeGrow Republican Majority Leader Ken Sikkema Republican

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The 2002 Michigan Senate elections were held November 5, 2002, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 6, 2002.^[1]

1st District
(Wayne (south and east Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hansen Clarke	47,679	93.66
	Republican	Cynthia Cassell	3,226	6.34
Total votes			50,905	100.0
	Democratic hold

2nd District
(Wayne (Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Scott (incumbent)	40,087	67.96
	Republican	Jeffrey Schroder	18,899	32.04
Total votes			58,986	100.0
	Democratic hold

3rd District
(Wayne (west Detroit; excluding northwest, southwest and far east Dearborn; Melvindale; River Rouge))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Irma Clark-Coleman	53,395	80.6
	Republican	Jose Hernandez	12,855	19.4
Total votes			66,250	100.0
	Democratic hold

4th District
(Wayne (northwest and west Detroit, northeast Dearborn Heights))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Buzz Thomas	53,614	95.71
	Republican	Karen Mastney	2,404	4.29
Total votes			56,018	100.0
	Democratic hold

5th District
(Wayne (excluding northeast and southeast Dearborn Heights, excluding east Dearborn, Inkster))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Burton Leland (incumbent)	49,780	82.81
	Republican	Bonnie Patrick	10,334	17.19
Total votes			60,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

6th District
(Wayne (Livonia, Redford Township, Westland, Garden City))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laura M. Toy	46,257	54.16
	Democratic	Eileen DeHart	39,152	45.84
Total votes			85,409	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

7th District
(Wayne (Northville-excluding portion outside county, Northville Township, Plymouth, Canton Township, Van Buren Township, Belleville, Sumpter Township, Huron Township, Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Trenton, Grosse Ile Township, Gibraltar, Rockwood))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Patterson	52,435	56.32
	Democratic	George Mans	40,675	43.68
Total votes			93,110	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

8th District
(Wayne (Wayne, Romulus, Taylor, Allen Park, Melvindale, Lincoln Park, Ecorse, Southgate, Wyandotte, Riverview))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Basham	43,874	64.22
	Republican	Pamela Sharron Montelauro	22,128	32.39
	Libertarian	Bruce David Morse	2,312	3.38
Total votes			68,314	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

9th District
(Macomb (Fraser, Warren, Center Line, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Olshove	47,609	60.82
	Republican	Cecelia Stevens	28,588	36.52
	Libertarian	Keith Edwards	2,085	2.66
Total votes			78,282	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

10th District
(Macomb (Sterling Heights, Utica, Clinton Township, Roseville))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Switalski	42,822	53.06
	Republican	Steve Rice	36,424	45.13
	Libertarian	Scott Allen	1,462	1.81
Total votes			80,708	100.0
	Democratic hold

11th District
(Macomb (all municipalities north of [and excluding] Utica, Sterling Heights and Clinton Township; Harrison Township; Mount Clemens))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Sanborn	55,859	67.94
	Democratic	Jim Ayres	26,365	32.06
Total votes			82,224	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

12th District
(Oakland (Oxford Township, Addison Township, Independence Township, Clarkston, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Lake Angelus, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bishop	54,569	62.74
	Democratic	Thomas Werth	32,412	37.26
Total votes			86,981	100.0
	Republican hold

13th District
(Oakland (Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Berkley))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shirley Johnson (incumbent)	63,793	63.15
	Democratic	Colleen Levitt	37,222	36.85
	Libertarian	Eric Gordon	0
Total votes			101,015	100.0
	Republican hold

14th District
(Oakland (Farmington Hills, Farmington, Southfield Township, Lathrup Village, Southfield, Oak Park, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gilda Jacobs	65,538	68.4
	Republican	Marc Wilkins	28,249	29.48
	Libertarian	Lloyd Sherman	2,030	2.12
Total votes			95,817	100.0
	Democratic hold

15th District
(Oakland (Holly Township, Rose Township, Highland Township, White Lake Township, Milford Township, Commerce Township, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake, Wixom, Lyon Township, South Lyon, Novi, Novi Township, Northville-excluding portion outside county))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Cassis	57,583	60.47
	Democratic	Sean Carlson	35,305	37.07
	Constitution	Sean Patrick Sullivan	2,340	2.46
Total votes			95,228	100.0
	Republican hold

16th District
(St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cameron Brown	39,894	60.91
	Democratic	Dudley Spade	25,604	39.09
Total votes			65,498	100.0
	Republican hold

17th District
(Jackson (Grass Lake Township, Leoni Township, Norvell Township, Summit Township), Monroe, Washtenaw (Bridgewater Township, Lodi Township, Manchester Township, most of Pittsfield Township, most of Milan, Saline, Saline Township, York Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beverly Hammerstrom	44,773	59.67
	Democratic	Sharon Lemasters	30,262	40.33
Total votes			75,035	100.0
	Republican hold

18th District
(Washtenaw (Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lyndon Township, Northfield Township, small part of Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Scio Township, Sharon Township, Superior Township, Sylvan Township, Webster Township, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Liz Brater	52,912	63.54
	Republican	Gordon Darr	27,726	33.3
	Green	Elliott Smith	2,635	3.16
Total votes			83,273	100.0
	Democratic hold

19th District
(Calhoun, Jackson (excluding Summit Township, Leoni Township, Grass Lake Township, Norvell Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Schauer	39,673	55.14
	Republican	Mickey Mortimer	32,281	44.86
Total votes			71,954	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

20th District
(Kalamazoo, Van Buren (Antwerp Township, Paw Paw Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom George	44,642	56.53
	Democratic	Ed LaForge	34,327	43.47
Total votes			78,969	100.0
	Republican hold

21st District
(Berrien, Cass, Van Buren (excluding Paw Paw Township, Antwerp Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Jelinek	43,239	64.81
	Democratic	Art Toy	23,473	35.19
Total votes			66,712	100.0
	Republican hold

22nd District
(Ingham (Bunker Hill Township, Leslie, Leslie Township, Mason, Stockbridge Township, Vevay Township), Livingston, Shiawassee)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Valde Garcia	59,853	68.23
	Democratic	Jim Swonk	27,866	31.77
Total votes			87,719	100.0
	Republican hold

23rd District
(Ingham (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Delhi Charter Township, East Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Leroy Township, Locke Township, Meridian Township, Onondaga Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township, Williamston, Williamston Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virg Bernero (incumbent)	44,136	53.36
	Republican	Paul DeWeese	38,581	46.64
Total votes			82,717	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

24th District
(Allegan, Barry, Eaton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Birkholz	57,906	64.29
	Democratic	Tami Bridson	32,170	35.71
Total votes			90,076	100.0
	Republican hold

25th District
(Lapeer, St. Clair)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jud Gilbert	43,806	55.93
	Democratic	Thomas Hamilton	34,517	44.07
Total votes			78,323	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

26th District
(Genesee (Atlas Township, Burton, Clio, Davison, Davison Township, Forest Township, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc Township, Mount Morris, Mount Morris Township, Richfield Township, Thetford Township, Vienna Township), Oakland (Brandon Township, Groveland Township, Springfield Township, Waterford Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Cherry	47,878	55.85
	Republican	John Muller	37,852	44.15
Total votes			85,730	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

27th District
(Genesee (Argentine Township, Clayton Township, Fenton, Fenton Township, Flint, Flint Township, Flushing, Flushing Township, Gaines Township, Genesee Township, Linden, Montrose Township, Mandy Township, Swartz Creek))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Emerson	52,019	66.08
	Republican	Cynthia O'Lear	26,699	33.92
Total votes			78,718	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

28th District
(Kent (Ada Township, Algoma Township, Alpine Township, Bowne Township, Byron Township, Caledonia Township, Cannon Township, Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, East Grand Rapids, Gaines Township, Grand Rapids Township, Nelson Township, Oakfield Township, Plainfield Township, Rockford, Solon Township, Spencer Township, Tyrone Township, Walker, Wyoming))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Sikkema	72,993	73.15
	Democratic	Michelle Berry	25,425	25.48
	Libertarian	Ron Heeren	1,373	1.38
Total votes			99,791	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

29th District
(Kent (Cascade Township, Grand Rapids, Grattan Township, Kentwood, Lowell, Lowell Township, Vergennes Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Hardiman	44,202	53.82
	Democratic	Steve Pestka	36,746	44.74
	Libertarian	Warren Adams	1,178	1.43
Total votes			82,126	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

30th District
(Ottawa, Kent (Grandville, Sparta Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Kuipers	71,160	75.3
	Democratic	John O'Brien	21,701	22.96
	Libertarian	Lynne Bradley-Horan	1,637	1.73
Total votes			94,498	100.0
	Republican hold

31st District
(Arenac, Bay, Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Barcia	54,352	60.5
	Republican	Mike Green	35,486	39.5
Total votes			89,838	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

32nd District
(Gratiot, Saginaw)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Goschka	45,338	54.62
	Democratic	Mike Hanley	37,668	45.38
Total votes			83,006	100.0
	Republican hold

33rd District
(Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Cropsey	45,487	62.93
	Democratic	Mark Munsell	26,800	37.07
Total votes			72,287	100.0
	Republican hold

34th District
(Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Van Woerkom	42,180	48.38
	Democratic	Bob Shrauger	41,233	47.3
	Reform	Max Rieske	1,882	2.16
Total votes			85,295	100.0
	Republican hold

35th District
(Benzie, Clare, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mecosta, Missaukee, Osceola, Roscommon, Wexford)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle McManus	51,405	60.89
	Democratic	Carl Dahlberg	30,942	36.65
	Libertarian	Donald Atkinson	2,076	2.46
Total votes			84,423	100.0
	Republican hold

36th District
(Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Stamas	46,511	51.11
	Democratic	Andy Neumann	44,487	48.89
Total votes			90,998	100.0
	Republican hold

37th District
(Grand Traverse, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Chippewa, Mackinac)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Allen	53,490	59.87
	Democratic	Michael Estes	35,852	40.13
Total votes			89,342	100.0
	Republican hold

38th District
(Upper Peninsula (excluding Mackinac, Chippewa))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Prusi	51,348	60.83
	Republican	David Schoenow	33,063	39.17
Total votes			84,411	100.0
	Democratic hold

• Michigan House of Representatives election, 2002