2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan's 6th District
U.S. House · Michigan
Fred Upton (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Gary Giguere Jr. (D) by 39.9 points.
Fred UptonRepublican · winner
69.2%126,936
Gary Giguere Jr.Democrat
29.3%53,793
Richard OvertonReform
1.5%2,788
183,517 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.
Gary Giguere Jr.Fred Upton
$19.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$18K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$1.9K
Cash on hand
$161.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 2002; FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002