2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 7 9 Seats won 9 6 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 1,474,178 1,507,174 Percentage 48.24% 49.32% Swing 4.33% 4.19%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70-80% Democratic   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90-100%

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 six states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2002, the other states being Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, and Tennessee.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2002
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