2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan Senate District 23
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Virg Bernero (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Deweese (R) by 6.7 points.
Virg BerneroDemocrat · winner
53.4%44,136
Paul DeweeseRepublican
46.6%38,581
82,717 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