2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
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All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 three states (along with New Mexico and Tennessee) where the party that won the most seats did not win the most votes in the state.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2002[1] | ||||||
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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
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".