2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan House District 17
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Daniel Paletko (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating R. Handy (R) by 2.3 points.
Daniel PaletkoDemocrat · winner
49.6%14,772
R. HandyRepublican
47.3%14,091
Chris GonzalezLibertarian
3.0%907
29,770 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET