2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan House District 82
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John Stahl (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Eric Knuth (D) by 22.1 points.
John StahlRepublican · winner
59.0%16,464
Eric KnuthDemocrat
36.9%10,288
Laura ErpeldingReform
4.2%1,159
27,911 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET