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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 46

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ruth Johnson (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Reading (D) by 41.8 points.

Ruth JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%21,582
29.1%8,866
30,448 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+33.61996R+40.91998R+33.62000R+41.82002R+26.22004R+21.92006

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