United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2002

United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2002

November 5, 2002

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 2 3 Popular vote 1,474,178 1,507,174 Percentage 48.24% 49.32% Swing 4.33% 4.19%

The 2002 congressional elections in Michigan was 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.

Overview

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

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.aspx