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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Michigan House District 51

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

David Robertson (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia Lockwood (D) by 1.5 points.

David RobertsonRepublican · winner
49.9%16,675
Patricia LockwoodDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%16,169
1.6%549
33,393 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+33.91996D+5.41998D+28.22000R+1.52002R+9.22004R+1.62006

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

The candidates