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The 2002 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fifth term.
General election
Candidates
- Eric Borregard (Green)
- Doug Dern (Natural Law)
- Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- John Mangopoulos (Reform)
- Rocky Raczkowski, State Representative from Farmington Hills (Republican)
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Levin (incumbent) | 1,896,614 | 60.61% | +2.25% | |
| Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 1,185,545 | 37.89% | -1.98% | |
| Green | Eric Borregard | 23,931 | 0.76% | +0.76% | |
| Reform | John Mangopoulos | 12,831 | 0.41% | +0.41% | |
| Natural Law | Doug Dern | 10,366 | 0.33% | +0.03% | |
| Majority | 711,069 | 22.72% | +4.23% | ||
| Turnout | 3,129,287 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Newaygo (Largest city: Fremont)
- Sanilac (Largest city: Sandusky)
- Ionia (largest city: Ionia)
- Clinton (largest city: St. Johns)
- Leelanau (largest settlement: Greilickville)
See also
References
- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Ruth (December 17, 2002). "Election Results: GENERAL ELECTION - November 05, 2002 (United States Senator 6 Year Term (1) Position)". Michigan Department of State. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013.