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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 26

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

David T. Woodward (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Josh West (R) by 23.4 points.

David T. WoodwardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%19,058
Josh WestRepublican
37.2%11,697
2.3%722
31,477 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+6.51996D+22.21998D+20.12000D+23.42002D+3.92004D+27.42006

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

The candidates

David T. Woodward (D)Josh West (R)

Also on the ballot: Dan Karam (Green), 2.3%