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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 15

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Nancy Cassis (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Sean Carlson (D) by 23.4 points.

Nancy CassisRepublican · winner
60.5%57,583
Sean CarlsonDemocrat
37.1%35,305
Sean SullivanConstitution
2.5%2,340
95,228 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+6.01990R+32.71994R+22.91998R+23.42002R+18.02006R+24.92010

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

The candidates

Nancy Cassis (R)Sean Carlson (D)

Also on the ballot: Sean Sullivan (Constitution), 2.5%