2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan House District 45
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John Garfield (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating John Kanaras (D) by 37.5 points.
John GarfieldRepublican · winner
68.7%23,518
John KanarasDemocrat
31.3%10,699
34,217 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