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Election 2002 Results

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2002 Michigan governor election

Jennifer M. Granholm (Democrat) beat Dick Posthumus (Republican) in Michigan in 2002, 51.4% to 47.4%, a margin of 4.0 points and 127,692 votes.

Michigan changed party: in 1998 it went Republican, for John Engler.

Republicans led in 56 of the 83 counties and Democrats in 27. The largest, Wayne, cast 566,498 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.8 points. The closest was Manistee, where 12 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jennifer M. Granholm won Democratic 1,633,796 51.4%
Dick Posthumus Republican 1,506,104 47.4%
All other candidates 37,665 1.2%
Total3,177,565

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 384,121 67.8% 175,899 31.1% 6,478 566,498 D+36.8
Oakland 220,082 50.5% 210,414 48.3% 5,115 435,611 D+2.2
Macomb 121,065 47.2% 132,583 51.6% 3,082 256,730 R+4.5
Kent 74,823 38.5% 117,755 60.6% 1,634 194,212 R+22.1
Genesee 80,687 60.1% 51,828 38.6% 1,700 134,215 D+21.5
Washtenaw 65,995 61.4% 39,659 36.9% 1,820 107,474 D+24.5
Ingham 55,571 60.9% 34,414 37.7% 1,192 91,177 D+23.2
Ottawa 24,654 28.1% 62,464 71.2% 583 87,701 R+43.1
Kalamazoo 39,090 52.3% 34,795 46.5% 873 74,758 D+5.7
Saginaw 38,051 52.6% 33,440 46.3% 786 72,277 D+6.4
Livingston 22,006 37.1% 36,699 61.9% 625 59,330 R+24.8
Muskegon 29,884 56.5% 22,600 42.7% 420 52,904 D+13.8
St. Clair 23,813 45.4% 27,647 52.8% 943 52,403 R+7.3
Jackson 22,036 46.9% 24,344 51.8% 585 46,965 R+4.9
Monroe 19,845 47.8% 21,266 51.2% 447 41,558 R+3.4
Berrien 17,094 41.9% 23,378 57.2% 373 40,845 R+15.4
Calhoun 21,298 52.6% 18,789 46.4% 409 40,496 D+6.2
Bay 21,190 53.3% 18,001 45.3% 571 39,762 D+8.0
Eaton 20,395 52.2% 18,247 46.7% 398 39,040 D+5.5
Allegan 12,772 36.7% 21,695 62.3% 369 34,836 R+25.6
Grand Traverse 12,330 40.9% 17,382 57.7% 418 30,130 R+16.8
Midland 12,342 41.3% 17,156 57.4% 376 29,874 R+16.1
Lapeer 11,384 39.4% 17,040 59.0% 467 28,891 R+19.6
Lenawee 13,314 47.1% 14,650 51.9% 287 28,251 R+4.7
Clinton 12,070 46.3% 13,711 52.6% 279 26,060 R+6.3
Shiawassee 11,843 47.0% 12,971 51.5% 359 25,173 R+4.5
Marquette 12,779 57.7% 8,906 40.2% 465 22,150 D+17.5
Van Buren 10,518 49.1% 10,685 49.9% 197 21,400 R+0.8
Barry 8,136 40.1% 11,943 58.9% 187 20,266 R+18.8
Tuscola 8,097 42.1% 10,824 56.3% 298 19,219 R+14.2
Ionia 7,919 43.2% 10,232 55.9% 160 18,311 R+12.6
Montcalm 7,763 44.2% 9,689 55.1% 119 17,571 R+11.0
St. Joseph 6,341 40.9% 9,014 58.1% 159 15,514 R+17.2
Newaygo 6,268 40.8% 8,910 58.1% 169 15,347 R+17.2
Isabella 7,534 49.5% 7,428 48.8% 259 15,221 D+0.7
Sanilac 5,265 37.4% 8,581 60.9% 235 14,081 R+23.5
Delta 6,862 50.4% 6,590 48.4% 172 13,624 D+2.0
Cass 5,741 45.1% 6,845 53.8% 143 12,729 R+8.7
Hillsdale 4,778 38.4% 7,498 60.3% 152 12,428 R+21.9
Huron 4,783 39.4% 7,218 59.5% 134 12,135 R+20.1
Emmet 4,330 37.2% 7,111 61.0% 212 11,653 R+23.9
Gratiot 5,203 44.9% 6,252 54.0% 122 11,577 R+9.1
Mecosta 5,020 44.3% 6,197 54.7% 121 11,338 R+10.4
Alpena 6,391 56.9% 4,722 42.1% 110 11,223 D+14.9
Branch 5,001 45.0% 6,012 54.1% 91 11,104 R+9.1
Chippewa 5,428 49.8% 5,357 49.2% 113 10,898 D+0.7
Mason 4,802 45.6% 5,594 53.1% 140 10,536 R+7.5
Houghton 5,026 48.6% 5,119 49.5% 205 10,350 R+0.9
Roscommon 4,909 47.8% 5,223 50.9% 128 10,260 R+3.1
Wexford 4,230 42.3% 5,640 56.4% 135 10,005 R+14.1
Iosco 5,031 50.3% 4,817 48.2% 151 9,999 D+2.1
Leelanau 4,241 42.9% 5,501 55.7% 133 9,875 R+12.8
Charlevoix 3,836 39.9% 5,608 58.3% 173 9,617 R+18.4
Cheboygan 4,107 43.3% 5,268 55.5% 112 9,487 R+12.2
Antrim 3,752 39.7% 5,576 59.0% 129 9,457 R+19.3
Clare 4,719 50.1% 4,578 48.6% 131 9,428 D+1.5
Gladwin 4,350 48.2% 4,569 50.6% 112 9,031 R+2.4
Manistee 4,389 49.3% 4,401 49.4% 110 8,900 R+0.1
Oceana 3,886 45.2% 4,637 53.9% 78 8,601 R+8.7
Otsego 3,346 39.5% 4,982 58.8% 145 8,473 R+19.3
Dickinson 3,882 46.5% 4,358 52.2% 113 8,353 R+5.7
Ogemaw 3,727 49.5% 3,689 49.0% 107 7,523 D+0.5
Osceola 2,973 40.0% 4,399 59.1% 67 7,439 R+19.2
Menominee 3,335 47.4% 3,576 50.8% 124 7,035 R+3.4
Benzie 3,036 45.8% 3,480 52.5% 109 6,625 R+6.7
Gogebic 3,292 57.9% 2,308 40.6% 86 5,686 D+17.3
Presque Isle 2,717 48.1% 2,862 50.7% 64 5,643 R+2.6
Arenac 2,821 51.1% 2,611 47.3% 84 5,516 D+3.8
Kalkaska 2,234 42.0% 3,010 56.6% 72 5,316 R+14.6
Missaukee 1,724 32.9% 3,462 66.1% 51 5,237 R+33.2
Crawford 2,233 45.6% 2,566 52.5% 93 4,892 R+6.8
Mackinac 2,206 47.3% 2,425 52.0% 35 4,666 R+4.7
Alcona 2,165 47.2% 2,387 52.0% 35 4,587 R+4.8
Iron 2,429 53.5% 2,017 44.4% 93 4,539 D+9.1
Montmorency 1,722 42.9% 2,231 55.6% 57 4,010 R+12.7
Lake 1,904 52.2% 1,671 45.8% 70 3,645 D+6.4
Alger 1,855 52.6% 1,623 46.0% 49 3,527 D+6.6
Schoolcraft 1,701 52.9% 1,468 45.6% 49 3,218 D+7.2
Oscoda 1,242 41.8% 1,669 56.2% 57 2,968 R+14.4
Ontonagon 1,301 48.4% 1,334 49.6% 54 2,689 R+1.2
Baraga 1,263 50.9% 1,170 47.2% 47 2,480 D+3.8
Luce 1,016 52.3% 889 45.7% 39 1,944 D+6.5
Keweenaw 482 46.0% 545 52.0% 21 1,048 R+6.0

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Michigan governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+10.5
2018 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+9.6
2014 Rick Snyder (R) R+4.1
2010 Rick Snyder (R) R+18.2
2006 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+14.1
2002 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+4.0
1998 John Engler (R) R+24.4
1994 John Engler (R) R+23.0
1990 John Engler (R) R+0.7
1986 James J. Blanchard (D) D+36.7
1982 James J. Blanchard (D) D+6.3
1978 William G. Milliken (R) R+13.6
1974 William G. Milliken (R) R+4.3
1970 William G. Milliken (R) R+1.7
1966 George W. Romney (R) R+21.4
1964 George W. Romney (R) R+12.1
1962 George W. Romney (R) R+2.9
1960 John B. Swainson (D) D+1.3
1958 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+6.4
1956 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+9.5
1954 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+11.6
1952 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.3
1950 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.1
1948 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+7.8
1946 Kim Sigler (R) R+21.6
1944 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+9.9
1942 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+5.9
1940 Murray D. Van Wagoner (D) D+6.5
1938 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+5.8
1936 Frank Murphy (D) D+2.8
1934 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+6.6
1932 William A. Comstock (D) D+11.8
1930 Wilber M. Brucker (R) R+14.8
1928 Fred W. Green (R) R+40.5
1926 Fred W. Green (R) R+27.3
1924 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+39.2
1922 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+23.8
1920 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+37.1
1918 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+25.0
1916 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+15.2
1914 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+8.1
1912 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+4.4
1910 Chase S. Osborn (R) R+11.2
1908 Fred M. Warner (R) R+1.8
1906 Fred M. Warner (R) R+26.1
1904 Fred M. Warner (R) R+11.5
1902 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+9.2
1900 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+14.5
1898 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+17.8
1896 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+14.5
1894 John T. Rich (R) R+25.5
1892 John T. Rich (R) R+3.5
1890 Edwin B. Winans (D) D+2.9
1888 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+3.6
1886 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+2.0
1884 Russell A. Alger (R) R+1.0
1882 Josiah W. Begole (D) D+1.5
1880 David H. Jerome (R) R+11.7
1878 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+16.9
1876 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+7.3
1874 John J. Bagley (R) R+2.7
1872 John J. Bagley (R) R+61.8
1870 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+8.9
1868 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+13.6
1866 Henry H. Crapo (R) R+17.7