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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 23

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Kathleen Law (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Douglas Jones (R) by 1.0 points.

Kathleen LawDemocrat · winner
49.5%13,430
Douglas JonesRepublican
48.5%13,171
Richard SeculaLibertarian
2.0%552
27,153 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

EvenD+4.81996D+24.11998D+5.32000D+1.02002D+10.92004D+26.12006

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

The candidates

Kathleen Law (D)Douglas Jones (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Secula (Libertarian), 2.0%