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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 20

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Stewart (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Mark Blackwell (D) by 25.6 points.

John StewartRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%19,910
35.6%11,581
James DeanLibertarian
3.2%1,027
32,518 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

EvenR+37.51996R+49.01998R+29.02000R+25.62002R+19.32004D+2.32006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John Stewart (R)Mark Blackwell (D)

Also on the ballot: James Dean (Libertarian), 3.2%