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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 29

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Bill Hardiman (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Pestka (D) by 9.1 points.

Bill HardimanRepublican · winner
53.8%44,202
Steve PestkaDemocrat
44.7%36,746
Warren AdamsLibertarian
1.4%1,178
82,126 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

EvenD+23.31990D+41.01994D+44.81998R+9.12002R+6.42006R+5.42010

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

The candidates

Bill Hardiman (R)Steve Pestka (D)

Also on the ballot: Warren Adams (Libertarian), 1.4%