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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 75

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jerry Kooiman (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Peter Vandermeulen (D) by 9.1 points.

Jerry KooimanRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%15,340
44.7%12,737
Erwin HaasLibertarian
1.4%408
28,485 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+21.21996R+26.61998R+6.92000R+9.12002R+4.42004D+4.42006

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

The candidates

Jerry Kooiman (R)Peter Vandermeulen (D)

Also on the ballot: Erwin Haas (Libertarian), 1.4%