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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 65

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jerry Kratz (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Sharon Renier (D) by 11.9 points.

Jerry KratzRepublican · winner
56.0%13,934
44.0%10,960
24,894 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+24.81996R+22.21998R+23.92000R+11.92002R+2.82004D+5.02006

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