2002 Michigan Attorney General election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Michigan Attorney General election

| country = Michigan

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 Michigan Attorney General election

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2006 Michigan Attorney General election

| next_year = 2006

| election_date = November 5, 2002

| turnout = 30.57%

| image1 = File:Mike Cox Summer 2009.JPG

| image_size = 140x140px

| nominee1 = Mike Cox

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,499,066

| percentage1 = 48.86%

| image2 = File:Garypeters.jpg

| nominee2 = Gary Peters

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,493,866

| percentage2 = 48.69%

| map_image = 2002 Michigan Attorney General election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption =

County results

Cox: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}

Peters: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Jennifer Granholm

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Mike Cox

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsMI}}

The 2002 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jennifer Granholm chose not to seek re-election and instead successfully ran for governor. Republican nominee Mike Cox narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Gary Peters with 48.86% of the vote in a close race decided by 5,200 votes. Cox became the first Republican to win the Attorney General office in Michigan since Frank Millard did so in 1950.