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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 83

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Stephen Ehardt (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Edward Schultz (D) by 28.9 points.

Stephen EhardtRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%17,268
35.5%9,520
26,788 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+28.41996R+10.41998R+31.12000R+28.92002D+11.02004D+46.62006

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