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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →

All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 9
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3
Popular vote 1,474,178 1,507,174
Percentage 48.24% 49.32%
Swing Increase 4.33% Decrease 4.19%

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

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United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2002[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic 1,507,174 49.32% 9 6 -3
Republican 1,474,178 48.24% 7 9 +2
Libertarian 51,983 1.70% 0 0 -
Green 12,939 0.42% 0 0 -
U.S. Taxpayers 5,613 0.18% 0 0 -
Independent 4,010 0.13% 0 0 -
Total 3,055,897 100.00% 16 15 -1

References

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