2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan Senate District 22
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Valde Garcia (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Swonk (D) by 36.5 points.
Valde GarciaRepublican · winner
68.2%59,853
Jim SwonkDemocrat
31.8%27,866
87,719 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