2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004  

All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election79
Seats won96
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote1,474,1781,507,174
Percentage48.24%49.32%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.33%Decrease2.svg 4.19%

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan by county.svg

The 2002 congressional elections in Michigan were held on November 5, 2002, to determine who would represent the state of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Michigan had fifteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census, causing it to lose a seat from the previous election when it had sixteen seats. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Michigan was one of six states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2002, the other states being Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, and Tennessee.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2002 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Democratic 1,507,17449.32%96-3
Republican 1,474,17848.24%79+2
Libertarian 51,9831.70%00-
Green 12,9390.42%00-
U.S. Taxpayers 5,6130.18%00-
Independent 4,0100.13%00-
Total3,055,897100.00%1615-1

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".