2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan's 5th District
U.S. House · Michigan
Dale E. Kildee (D) won with 91.6% of the vote, defeating Clint Foster (Lib) by 86.2 points.
Dale E. KildeeDemocrat · winner
91.6%158,709
Clint FosterLibertarian
5.4%9,344
Harley MikkelsonGreen
3.0%5,188
173,339 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dale E. KildeeNo Republican
$426K
Raised by the campaign
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$416.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$665K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002