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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan House District 97

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jennifer Elkins (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating David Coker (R) by 1.2 points.

Jennifer ElkinsDemocrat · winner
50.6%14,480
David CokerRepublican
49.4%14,137
28,617 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

EvenD+48.81996D+30.11998D+35.62000D+1.22002R+3.32004R+7.32006

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