2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan Senate District 27
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Robert Emerson (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Cynthia Olear (R) by 32.2 points.
Robert EmersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%52,019
Cynthia OlearRepublican
33.9%26,699
78,718 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