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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 12

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Mike Bishop (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Werth (D) by 25.5 points.

Mike BishopRepublican · winner
62.7%54,569
37.3%32,412
86,981 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+51.41986R+40.81994R+26.01998R+25.52002R+15.62006R+21.82010

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