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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 20

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Tom George (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Edward Laforge (D) by 13.1 points.

Tom GeorgeRepublican · winner
56.5%44,642
43.5%34,327
78,969 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

EvenR+28.51990R+40.31994R+36.51998R+13.12002R+3.22006R+16.02010

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