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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 10

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Michael Switalski (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Rice (R) by 7.9 points.

Michael SwitalskiDemocrat · winner
53.1%42,822
Steve RiceRepublican
45.1%36,424
Scott AllenLibertarian
1.8%1,462
80,708 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+18.51990D+18.91994D+33.41998D+7.92002D+34.22006R+8.72010

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

The candidates

Michael Switalski (D)Steve Rice (R)

Also on the ballot: Scott Allen (Libertarian), 1.8%