2002Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2002 election for Michigan Governor
Governor · Michigan
Jennifer M. Granholm (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Dick Posthumus (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jennifer M. GranholmDemocrat · winner
52.0%1,633,796
Dick PosthumusRepublican
48.0%1,506,104
3,139,900 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET