2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan Senate District 17
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Beverly Hammerstrom (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Sharon Lemasters (D) by 19.3 points.
Beverly HammerstromRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%44,773
Sharon LemastersDemocrat
40.3%30,262
75,035 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET