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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 77

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joanne Voorhees (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Virginia Smith (D) by 43.1 points.

Joanne VoorheesRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%18,103
27.6%7,070
Wayne DialLibertarian
1.7%447
25,620 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+12.91996R+21.91998R+19.92000R+43.12002R+37.12004R+38.32006

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

The candidates

Joanne Voorhees (R)Virginia Smith (D)

Also on the ballot: Wayne Dial (Libertarian), 1.7%