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2002 Michigan gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election

| country = Michigan

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| turnout = 3,177,565

| previous_election = 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2006

| election_date = November 5, 2002

| image1 = Image:Jennifer Granholm 5.jpg

| nominee1 = Jennifer Granholm

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| running_mate1 = John Cherry

| popular_vote1 = 1,631,276

| percentage1 = 51.42%

| image2 = Image:Dick Posthumus (cropped).jpeg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee2 = Dick Posthumus

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| running_mate2 = Loren Bennett

| popular_vote2 = 1,504,755

| percentage2 = 47.40%

| map_image = {{switcher |300px|County results|File:2002 Michigan Gubernatorial Election by Congressional district.svg|Congressional District results|default=1}}

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption =Granholm: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70-80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80-90%}}
Posthumus: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = John Engler

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Jennifer Granholm

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsMI}}

The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor John Engler, after serving three terms, was ineligible to run again. A 1992 constitutional amendment limited the governor to two terms, even if they are nonconsecutive, effective with the 1994 election. Engler's lieutenant governor Dick Posthumus, also a Republican, ran in his place. Jennifer Granholm, then Attorney General of Michigan, ran on the Democratic Party ticket. Douglas Campbell ran on the Green Party ticket, and Joseph M. PilchakThe Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pikiel-pinchot.html ran on the Constitution PartyThe Constitution Party is still on the Michigan ballot as the United States Taxpayers' Party in Michigan. Although the party changed its name in 1999, the Michigan Bureau of Elections does not provide any mechanism for a political party changing its name. ticket.

Granholm won with 51% of the vote, followed by Posthumus' 47%, Campbell with 1%, and Pilchak with less than 1%.[http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2002/pages/governor/ CNN.com Election 2002 – Governor]. CNN.[http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/02000000.html 2002 Official Michigan General Election Results – Governor 4 Year Term (1) Position] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113134507/http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/02000000.html |date=2014-01-13 }} This made Granholm the first female Michigan governor and the first Democratic governor of Michigan in 12 years.{{cite news

| title = THE 2002 ELECTIONS: MIDWEST; MICHIGAN

| work=The New York Times

| date = 7 November 2002

| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E7DA1E3EF934A35752C1A9649C8B63

| access-date = 15 February 2009

| first1=Nichole M. | last1=Christian

| first2=John H. | last2=Cushman Jr

| first3=Sherri | last3=Day

| first4=Sam | last4=Dillon

| first5=Neil A. | last5=Lewis

| first6=Robert | last6=Pear

| first7=Terry | last7=Pristin

| first8=Philip | last8=Shenon

| first9=Jacques | last9=Steinberg

| first10=Leslie | last10=Wayne }}

Republican primary

=Candidates=

With incumbent governor John Engler ineligible to seek re-election for a fourth term,{{cite web |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/content/its-finally-official-posthumus-enters-race-governor |title=It's (finally) official: Posthumus enters race for governor |work=The Michigan Daily |agency=Associated Press |date=September 5, 2001 |access-date=October 13, 2017}} Posthumus, Michigan's lieutenant governor, was considered the overwhelming favorite for the Republican nomination. Following his primary win, Posthumus selected state Sen. Loren Bennett as his running mate.{{cite web |url=http://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Mich-Candidate-Chooses-Running-Mate-10540934.php |title=Mich. Candidate Chooses Running Mate |work=The Edwardsville Intelligencer |agency=Associated Press |date=August 23, 2002 |access-date=October 13, 2017}}

=Results=

[[File:2002 Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary county map.svg|thumb|center|Primary results by county:

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#d75d5d|Posthumus}}

|{{legend|#e27f7f|Posthumus—50–60%}}

|{{legend|#d75d5d|Posthumus—60–70%}}

|{{legend|#d72f30|Posthumus—70–80%}}

|{{legend|#c21b18|Posthumus—80–90%}}

|{{legend|#a80000|Posthumus—90–100%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results{{Cite web |url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/02PRI/02000000.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222184152/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/02pri/02000000.html |archive-date=2009-12-22 |url-status=dead }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dick Posthumus

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 474,804

| percentage = 81.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Schwarz

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 108,581

| percentage = 18.61

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 583,385

| percentage= 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

Jim Moody created a candidate committee and filed a Statement of Organization, but did not submit sufficient ballot-access petition signatures to be included on the 2002 primary ballot.http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/com_det.cgi?com_id=510903 {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Michigan Bureau of Elections, Committee Statement of Organization #510903

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

==Eliminated in primary==

The Democratic Party was a competitive, three-way race with between state Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, former Gov. James Blanchard (who was upset by Engler in 1990) and former House Minority Whip David Bonior.

Granholm was accused in the 2002 Democratic primary of several allegations of cronyism while working as Wayne County Corporation Counsel. Her husband, Daniel Mulhern, had received several contracts for his leadership training company shortly after Granholm left her position as a Wayne County Corporation Counsel in 1998. He received nearly $300,000 worth of contracts, despite being the highest bidder for one of those contracts. Opponents criticized Granholm supporters for engaging in cronyism and giving contracts to her husband immediately after leaving county employment. Granholm and her supporters responded that no ethical violations occurred and that Mulhern had earned the contracts on his own merits.{{cite news|first=Chad |last=Selweski |title=Granholm supporters helped her husband secure Wayne County contracts |date=January 13, 2002 |publisher=Macomb Daily |url=http://204.176.34.196/macombdaily/article.asp?ID=2971927 |access-date=2006-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629211416/http://204.176.34.196/macombdaily/article.asp?ID=2971927 |archive-date=June 29, 2006 |url-status=dead }}

Granholm was the first woman ever nominated by a major party to be Michigan governor.[https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2002-08-07-primaries-usat_x.htm Longest-serving member of House wins fight of career]. USA Today. Accessed 15 February 2009. Following her primary victory, Granholm chose state Sen. John Cherry as her running mate.

=Results=

[[File:2002 Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary county map.svg|thumb|center|Primary results by county:

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#6674de|Granholm}}

|{{legend|#bdd3ff|Granholm—30–40%}}

|{{legend|#a5b0ff|Granholm—40–50%}}

|{{legend|#7996e2|Granholm—50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674de|Granholm—60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584cde|Granholm—70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933e5|Granholm—80–90%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#37c837|Bonior}}

|{{legend|#87de87|Bonior—40–50%}}

|{{legend|#5fd35f|Bonior—50–60%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jennifer Granholm

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 499,129

| percentage = 47.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Bonior

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 292,958

| percentage = 27.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James Blanchard

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 254,586

| percentage = 24.32

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,046,673

| percentage= 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

=Candidates=

{{multiple image

| footer = Green Party candidate Douglas Campbell.

| width =

| image1 =

| alt1 = Joseph Pilchak

| width1 = 125

| image2 = DouglasCampbell2002.jpg

| alt2 = Douglas Campbell

| width2 = 125

}}

The Green Party of Michigan nominated Douglas Campbell. Campbell, a registered professional engineer and published Atheist from Ferndale, joined the Green party upon learning of its existence in 2000,Greens, US. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619205850/http://www.gp.org/speakers/detail-speakers.php?ID=40 "Green Party Speakers Bureau"]. gp.org (website). and was the Wayne-Oakland-Macomb county campaign coordinator for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader, 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/decision2006/10034960/detail.html |title=Bio: Douglas Campbell |access-date=2007-11-25 |date=2006-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160150/http://www.clickondetroit.com/decision2006/10034960/detail.html |archive-date=2007-09-30 }} During the 2002 campaign he claimed he was beaten, arrested and jailed (in Brighton, Michigan) for attempting to participate in a gubernatorial debate from which he was excluded, at the time being the only candidate who was not either a Republican or Democrat.{{cite news | first=Douglas | last=Campbell | title=Thinking Politically (Letter from the Brighton Jail) | date=2002-05-21 | publisher = Synthesis/Regeneration 29 Fall 2002) | url=http://www.greens.org/s-r/29/29-08.html }}

Capac resident Joseph Pilchak was nominated by convention to be the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate for Governor of Michigan. He was the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate for U.S. representative from Michigan 10th District in 2000. The Michigan US Taxpayers' Party is affiliated with the United States Constitution Party,The Constitution Party was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party in 1992. The national party's name was changed to the Constitution Party in 1999. but Michigan election law does not provide a mechanism for changing the name of a political party.U.S. Taxpayers and Constitution Party of Michigan. [http://ustaxpayersandconstitutionpartymi.com/ "Gubernatorial Debate – Part II Bhagwan (Bob) Dashairya Enters Michigan Governor's Race "] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217055340/http://ustaxpayersandconstitutionpartymi.com/ |date=2007-02-17 }}. ustaxpayersandconstitutionpartymi.com (website).

=Campaign=

Posthumus, who had been previous governor Engler's lieutenant governor, ran his general election campaign promising to maintain the Engler legacy.[https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/state/2002-11-06-michigan-gov_x.htm Granholm becomes Michigan's first female governor]. USA Today. (Associated Press). Accessed 15 February 2009.

Granholm promised change, running as a tough crime fighter and consumer advocate. Granholm criticized the Engler administration for coming into office with a budget surplus and leaving with a deficit.

=Kilpatrick memo controversy=

In the biggest event of the election, Posthumus released a memo from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asking for more appointments for blacks and jobs for Detroit contractors in a Granholm administration. Posthumus pointed to the memo as an example of Democratic Party corruption. Granholm, however, denied ever receiving the memo and said she wouldn't have agreed to it anyway. She said Posthumus was trying to be racially divisive.

=Predictions=

class="wikitable"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

The Cook Political Report{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225|archive-date=December 8, 2002|title=Governor Updated October 31, 2002 {{!}} The Cook Political Report|website=The Cook Political Report|language=en|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=September 18, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

| {{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}

|October 31, 2002

Sabato's Crystal Ball{{Cite web|url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm|archive-date=December 12, 2002|title=Governors Races|website=www.centerforpolitics.org|language=en-US|date=November 4, 2002|access-date=September 18, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

| {{USRaceRating|Likely|D|Flip}}

|November 4, 2002

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name=key|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
{{nowrap|of error}}

! style="width:100px;"| Jennifer
Granholm (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Dick
Posthumus (R)

! Other /
Undecided

SurveyUSA[https://www.surveyusa.com/2002Elec.html SurveyUSA]

| align=center| November 1–3, 2002

| align=center| 730 (LV)

| align=center| ± 3.7%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 52%

| align=center| 46%

| align=center| 3%

Results

{{Election box begin | title=2002 Michigan gubernatorial election{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/ | title=2002 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/05/2002 }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jennifer Granholm

|votes = 1,633,796

|percentage = 51.42%

|change = +13.64%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dick Posthumus

|votes = 1,506,104

|percentage = 47.40%

|change = −14.81%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Douglas Campbell

|votes = 25,236

|percentage = 0.79%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Constitution Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Pilchak

|votes = 12,411

|percentage = 0.39%

|change =

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link|

|votes = 18

|percentage = 0.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 127,692

|percentage = 4.02%

|change = −20.41%

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,177,565

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Results by county=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:45%"
style="background:lightgrey;"

! style="width:10%;"| County

! style="width:10%;"| Granholm

! style="width:10%;"| Votes

! style="width:10%;"| Posthumus

! style="width:10%;"| Votes

! style="width:10%;"| Others

! style="width:10%;"| Votes

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Alcona

| style="text-align:center;"|47.20%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,165

| style="text-align:center;"|52.04%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,387

| style="text-align:center;"|0.76%

| style="text-align:center;"|35

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alger

| style="text-align:center;"|52.59%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,855

| style="text-align:center;"|46.02%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,623

| style="text-align:center;"|1.39%

| style="text-align:center;"|49

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Allegan

| style="text-align:center;"|36.66%

| style="text-align:center;"|12,772

| style="text-align:center;"|62.28%

| style="text-align:center;"|21,695

| style="text-align:center;"|1.06%

| style="text-align:center;"|369

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alpena

| style="text-align:center;"|56.95%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,391

| style="text-align:center;"|42.07%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,722

| style="text-align:center;"|0.98%

| style="text-align:center;"|110

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Antrim

| style="text-align:center;"|39.67%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,752

| style="text-align:center;"|58.96%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,576

| style="text-align:center;"|1.36%

| style="text-align:center;"|129

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Arenac

| style="text-align:center;"|51.14%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,821

| style="text-align:center;"|47.34%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,611

| style="text-align:center;"|1.52%

| style="text-align:center;"|84

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Baraga

| style="text-align:center;"|50.93%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,263

| style="text-align:center;"|47.18%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,170

| style="text-align:center;"|1.89%

| style="text-align:center;"|47

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Barry

| style="text-align:center;"|40.15%

| style="text-align:center;"|8,136

| style="text-align:center;"|58.93%

| style="text-align:center;"|11,983

| style="text-align:center;"|0.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|187

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bay

| style="text-align:center;"|53.29%

| style="text-align:center;"|21,190

| style="text-align:center;"|45.27%

| style="text-align:center;"|18,001

| style="text-align:center;"|1.44%

| style="text-align:center;"|571

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Benzie

| style="text-align:center;"|45.83%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,036

| style="text-align:center;"|52.53%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,480

| style="text-align:center;"|1.64%

| style="text-align:center;"|109

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Berrien

| style="text-align:center;"|41.85%

| style="text-align:center;"|17,094

| style="text-align:center;"|57.24%

| style="text-align:center;"|23,278

| style="text-align:center;"|0.91%

| style="text-align:center;"|373

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Branch

| style="text-align:center;"|45.04%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,001

| style="text-align:center;"|54.14%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,012

| style="text-align:center;"|0.82%

| style="text-align:center;"|91

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Calhoun

| style="text-align:center;"|52.59%

| style="text-align:center;"|21,298

| style="text-align:center;"|46.40%

| style="text-align:center;"|18,789

| style="text-align:center;"|1.01%

| style="text-align:center;"|409

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Cass

| style="text-align:center;"|45.10%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,741

| style="text-align:center;"|53.77%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,845

| style="text-align:center;"|1.13%

| style="text-align:center;"|143

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Charlevoix

| style="text-align:center;"|39.89%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,836

| style="text-align:center;"|58.31%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,608

| style="text-align:center;"|1.80%

| style="text-align:center;"|173

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Cheboygan

| style="text-align:center;"|43.29%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,107

| style="text-align:center;"|55.53%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,268

| style="text-align:center;"|1.18%

| style="text-align:center;"|112

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Chippewa

| style="text-align:center;"|49.81%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,428

| style="text-align:center;"|49.16%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,357

| style="text-align:center;"|1.03%

| style="text-align:center;"|113

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Clare

| style="text-align:center;"|50.05%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,719

| style="text-align:center;"|48.56%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,578

| style="text-align:center;"|1.39%

| style="text-align:center;"|131

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Clinton

| style="text-align:center;"|46.39%

| style="text-align:center;"|12,070

| style="text-align:center;"|52.61%

| style="text-align:center;"|13,711

| style="text-align:center;"|1.08%

| style="text-align:center;"|279

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Crawford

| style="text-align:center;"|45.65%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,233

| style="text-align:center;"|52.45%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,566

| style="text-align:center;"|1.90%

| style="text-align:center;"|93

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Delta

| style="text-align:center;"|50.37%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,862

| style="text-align:center;"|48.37%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,590

| style="text-align:center;"|1.26%

| style="text-align:center;"|172

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Dickinson

| style="text-align:center;"|46.47%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,882

| style="text-align:center;"|52.17%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,358

| style="text-align:center;"|1.35%

| style="text-align:center;"|113

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Eaton

| style="text-align:center;"|52.24%

| style="text-align:center;"|20,395

| style="text-align:center;"|46.74%

| style="text-align:center;"|18,247

| style="text-align:center;"|1.02%

| style="text-align:center;"|398

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Emmet

| style="text-align:center;"|37.16%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,330

| style="text-align:center;"|61.02%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,111

| style="text-align:center;"|1.82%

| style="text-align:center;"|212

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Genesee

| style="text-align:center;"|60.12%

| style="text-align:center;"|80,687

| style="text-align:center;"|38.61%

| style="text-align:center;"|51,828

| style="text-align:center;"|1.27%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,700

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Gladwin

| style="text-align:center;"|48.17%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,350

| style="text-align:center;"|50.59%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,569

| style="text-align:center;"|1.24%

| style="text-align:center;"|112

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Gogebic

| style="text-align:center;"|57.90%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,292

| style="text-align:center;"|40.59%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,308

| style="text-align:center;"|1.51%

| style="text-align:center;"|86

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Grand Traverse

| style="text-align:center;"|40.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|12,330

| style="text-align:center;"|57.69%

| style="text-align:center;"|17,382

| style="text-align:center;"|1.39%

| style="text-align:center;"|418

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Gratiot

| style="text-align:center;"|44.94%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,203

| style="text-align:center;"|54.00%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,252

| style="text-align:center;"|1.06%

| style="text-align:center;"|122

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Hillsdale

| style="text-align:center;"|38.45%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,778

| style="text-align:center;"|60.33%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,498

| style="text-align:center;"|1.22%

| style="text-align:center;"|152

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Houghton

| style="text-align:center;"|48.56%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,026

| style="text-align:center;"|49.46%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,119

| style="text-align:center;"|1.98%

| style="text-align:center;"|205

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Huron

| style="text-align:center;"|39.41%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,783

| style="text-align:center;"|59.48%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,218

| style="text-align:center;"|1.11%

| style="text-align:center;"|134

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ingham

| style="text-align:center;"|60.95%

| style="text-align:center;"|55,571

| style="text-align:center;"|37.74%

| style="text-align:center;"|34,414

| style="text-align:center;"|1.31%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,192

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ionia

| style="text-align:center;"|43.25%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,919

| style="text-align:center;"|55.88%

| style="text-align:center;"|10,232

| style="text-align:center;"|0.87%

| style="text-align:center;"|160

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Iosco

| style="text-align:center;"|50.32%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,031

| style="text-align:center;"|48.17%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,817

| style="text-align:center;"|1.51%

| style="text-align:center;"|151

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Iron

| style="text-align:center;"|53.51%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,429

| style="text-align:center;"|44.44%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,017

| style="text-align:center;"|2.05%

| style="text-align:center;"|93

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Isabella

| style="text-align:center;"|49.50%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,534

| style="text-align:center;"|48.80%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,428

| style="text-align:center;"|1.70%

| style="text-align:center;"|259

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Jackson

| style="text-align:center;"|46.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|22,036

| style="text-align:center;"|51.83%

| style="text-align:center;"|24,344

| style="text-align:center;"|1.25%

| style="text-align:center;"|585

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kalamazoo

| style="text-align:center;"|52.29%

| style="text-align:center;"|39,090

| style="text-align:center;"|46.54%

| style="text-align:center;"|34,795

| style="text-align:center;"|1.17%

| style="text-align:center;"|873

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kalkaska

| style="text-align:center;"|42.02%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,234

| style="text-align:center;"|56.62%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,010

| style="text-align:center;"|1.36%

| style="text-align:center;"|72

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kent

| style="text-align:center;"|38.53%

| style="text-align:center;"|74,823

| style="text-align:center;"|60.63%

| style="text-align:center;"|117,755

| style="text-align:center;"|0.84%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,634

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Keweenaw

| style="text-align:center;"|45.99%

| style="text-align:center;"|482

| style="text-align:center;"|52.00%

| style="text-align:center;"|545

| style="text-align:center;"|2.01%

| style="text-align:center;"|21

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lake

| style="text-align:center;"|52.24%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,904

| style="text-align:center;"|45.84%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,671

| style="text-align:center;"|1.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|70

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lapeer

| style="text-align:center;"|39.40%

| style="text-align:center;"|11,384

| style="text-align:center;"|58.98%

| style="text-align:center;"|17,040

| style="text-align:center;"|1.62%

| style="text-align:center;"|467

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Leelanau

| style="text-align:center;"|42.95%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,241

| style="text-align:center;"|55.71%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,501

| style="text-align:center;"|1.34%

| style="text-align:center;"|133

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lenawee

| style="text-align:center;"|47.13%

| style="text-align:center;"|13,314

| style="text-align:center;"|51.86%

| style="text-align:center;"|14,650

| style="text-align:center;"|1.01%

| style="text-align:center;"|287

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Livingston

| style="text-align:center;"|37.09%

| style="text-align:center;"|22,006

| style="text-align:center;"|61.86%

| style="text-align:center;"|36,699

| style="text-align:center;"|1.05%

| style="text-align:center;"|625

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Luce

| style="text-align:center;"|52.26%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,016

| style="text-align:center;"|45.73%

| style="text-align:center;"|889

| style="text-align:center;"|2.01%

| style="text-align:center;"|39

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mackinac

| style="text-align:center;"|47.28%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,206

| style="text-align:center;"|51.97%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,425

| style="text-align:center;"|0.75%

| style="text-align:center;"|35

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Macomb

| style="text-align:center;"|47.16%

| style="text-align:center;"|121,065

| style="text-align:center;"|51.64%

| style="text-align:center;"|132,583

| style="text-align:center;"|1.20%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,082

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Manistee

| style="text-align:center;"|49.31%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,389

| style="text-align:center;"|49.45%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,401

| style="text-align:center;"|1.24%

| style="text-align:center;"|110

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marquette

| style="text-align:center;"|57.69%

| style="text-align:center;"|12,779

| style="text-align:center;"|40.21%

| style="text-align:center;"|8,906

| style="text-align:center;"|2.10%

| style="text-align:center;"|465

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mason

| style="text-align:center;"|45.58%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,802

| style="text-align:center;"|53.09%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,594

| style="text-align:center;"|1.33%

| style="text-align:center;"|140

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mecosta

| style="text-align:center;"|44.28%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,020

| style="text-align:center;"|54.66%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,197

| style="text-align:center;"|1.06%

| style="text-align:center;"|121

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Menominee

| style="text-align:center;"|47.41%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,335

| style="text-align:center;"|50.83%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,576

| style="text-align:center;"|1.76%

| style="text-align:center;"|124

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Midland

| style="text-align:center;"|41.31%

| style="text-align:center;"|12,342

| style="text-align:center;"|57.43%

| style="text-align:center;"|17,156

| style="text-align:center;"|1.26%

| style="text-align:center;"|376

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Missaukee

| style="text-align:center;"|32.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,724

| style="text-align:center;"|66.61%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,462

| style="text-align:center;"|0.97%

| style="text-align:center;"|51

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Monroe

| style="text-align:center;"|47.75%

| style="text-align:center;"|19,845

| style="text-align:center;"|51.17%

| style="text-align:center;"|21,266

| style="text-align:center;"|1.08%

| style="text-align:center;"|447

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Montcalm

| style="text-align:center;"|44.18%

| style="text-align:center;"|7,763

| style="text-align:center;"|55.14%

| style="text-align:center;"|9,689

| style="text-align:center;"|0.68%

| style="text-align:center;"|119

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Montmorency

| style="text-align:center;"|42.94%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,722

| style="text-align:center;"|55.64%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,231

| style="text-align:center;"|1.42%

| style="text-align:center;"|57

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Muskegon

| style="text-align:center;"|56.49%

| style="text-align:center;"|29,884

| style="text-align:center;"|42.72%

| style="text-align:center;"|22,600

| style="text-align:center;"|0.79%

| style="text-align:center;"|420

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Newaygo

| style="text-align:center;"|40.84%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,268

| style="text-align:center;"|58.06%

| style="text-align:center;"|8,910

| style="text-align:center;"|1.10%

| style="text-align:center;"|169

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Oakland

| style="text-align:center;"|50.52%

| style="text-align:center;"|220,082

| style="text-align:center;"|48.30%

| style="text-align:center;"|210,414

| style="text-align:center;"|1.18%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,115

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Oceana

| style="text-align:center;"|45.18%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,886

| style="text-align:center;"|53.91%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,637

| style="text-align:center;"|0.91%

| style="text-align:center;"|78

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ogemaw

| style="text-align:center;"|49.54%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,727

| style="text-align:center;"|49.04%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,689

| style="text-align:center;"|1.42%

| style="text-align:center;"|107

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ontonagon

| style="text-align:center;"|48.38%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,301

| style="text-align:center;"|49.61%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,334

| style="text-align:center;"|2.01%

| style="text-align:center;"|54

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Osceola

| style="text-align:center;"|39.97%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,973

| style="text-align:center;"|59.13%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,399

| style="text-align:center;"|0.90%

| style="text-align:center;"|67

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Oscoda

| style="text-align:center;"|41.85%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,242

| style="text-align:center;"|56.23%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,669

| style="text-align:center;"|1.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|57

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Otsego

| style="text-align:center;"|39.49%

| style="text-align:center;"|3,346

| style="text-align:center;"|58.80%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,982

| style="text-align:center;"|1.71%

| style="text-align:center;"|145

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ottawa

| style="text-align:center;"|28.11%

| style="text-align:center;"|24,654

| style="text-align:center;"|71.22%

| style="text-align:center;"|62,464

| style="text-align:center;"|0.67%

| style="text-align:center;"|583

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Presque Isle

| style="text-align:center;"|48.15%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,717

| style="text-align:center;"|50.72%

| style="text-align:center;"|2,862

| style="text-align:center;"|1.13%

| style="text-align:center;"|64

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Roscommon

| style="text-align:center;"|47.85%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,909

| style="text-align:center;"|50.91%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,223

| style="text-align:center;"|1.24%

| style="text-align:center;"|128

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Saginaw

| style="text-align:center;"|52.65%

| style="text-align:center;"|38,051

| style="text-align:center;"|46.27%

| style="text-align:center;"|33,440

| style="text-align:center;"|1.08%

| style="text-align:center;"|786

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|St. Clair

| style="text-align:center;"|45.44%

| style="text-align:center;"|23,813

| style="text-align:center;"|52.76%

| style="text-align:center;"|27,647

| style="text-align:center;"|1.80%

| style="text-align:center;"|943

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|St. Joseph

| style="text-align:center;"|40.87%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,341

| style="text-align:center;"|58.10%

| style="text-align:center;"|9,014

| style="text-align:center;"|1.03%

| style="text-align:center;"|159

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sanilac

| style="text-align:center;"|37.39%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,265

| style="text-align:center;"|60.94%

| style="text-align:center;"|8,581

| style="text-align:center;"|1.67%

| style="text-align:center;"|235

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Schoolcraft

| style="text-align:center;"|52.86%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,701

| style="text-align:center;"|45.62%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,468

| style="text-align:center;"|1.52%

| style="text-align:center;"|49

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Shiawassee

| style="text-align:center;"|47.05%

| style="text-align:center;"|11,843

| style="text-align:center;"|51.53%

| style="text-align:center;"|12,971

| style="text-align:center;"|1.42%

| style="text-align:center;"|359

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuscola

| style="text-align:center;"|42.13%

| style="text-align:center;"|8,097

| style="text-align:center;"|56.32%

| style="text-align:center;"|10,824

| style="text-align:center;"|1.55%

| style="text-align:center;"|298

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Van Buren

| style="text-align:center;"|49.15%

| style="text-align:center;"|10,518

| style="text-align:center;"|49.93%

| style="text-align:center;"|10,685

| style="text-align:center;"|0.92%

| style="text-align:center;"|197

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Washtenaw

| style="text-align:center;"|61.41%

| style="text-align:center;"|65,995

| style="text-align:center;"|36.90%

| style="text-align:center;"|39,659

| style="text-align:center;"|1.69%

| style="text-align:center;"|1,820

align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Wayne

| style="text-align:center;"|67.81%

| style="text-align:center;"|384,121

| style="text-align:center;"|31.05%

| style="text-align:center;"|175,899

| style="text-align:center;"|1.14%

| style="text-align:center;"|6,478

align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Wexford

| style="text-align:center;"|42.28%

| style="text-align:center;"|4,230

| style="text-align:center;"|56.37%

| style="text-align:center;"|5,640

| style="text-align:center;"|1.35%

| style="text-align:center;"|135

==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==

=By congressional district=

Posthumus won 10 of 15 congressional districts, including one won by a Democrat.

class=wikitable
District

! Posthumus

! Granholm

! Representative

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|1|1st}}

| 50.1%

| 48.4%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bart Stupak

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|2|2nd}}

| 59.4%

| 39.8%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Pete Hoekstra

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|3|3rd}}

| 60.0%

| 39.1%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Vern Ehlers

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|4|4th}}

| 54.2%

| 44.6%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Dave Camp

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|5|5th}}

| 40.7%

| 58.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dale Kildee

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|6|6th}}

| 51.8%

| 47.1%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Fred Upton

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|7|7th}}

| 50.2%

| 48.7%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Nick Smith

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|8|8th}}

| 50.9%

| 47.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Rogers

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|9|9th}}

| 49.8%

| 49.1%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Joe Knollenberg

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|10|10th}}

| rowspan=2| 56.8%

| rowspan=2| 41.8%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|David Bonior

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Candice Miller

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|11|11th}}

| 52.3%

| 46.5%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Thaddeus McCotter

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|12|12th}}

| 39.7%

| 59.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sander Levin

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|13|13th}}

| 20.7%

| 78.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|14|14th}}

| 18.3%

| 80.8%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|John Conyers Jr.

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|15|15th}}

| 40.1%

| 58.3%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|John Dingell

Notes

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References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/candlist/02gen/02gen_cl.htm 2002 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091222184152/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/02pri/02000000.html 2002 Official Michigan Primary Election Results]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140113134507/http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/02000000.html 2002 Official Michigan General Election Results]

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