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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 71

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Susan Tabor (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Sherry Freeman (D) by 11.4 points.

Susan TaborRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%19,326
44.3%15,383
34,709 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+23.41996R+22.31998R+22.42000R+11.42002R+20.72004R+17.02006

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