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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 30

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Wayne Kuipers (R) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating John Obrien (D) by 52.3 points.

Wayne KuipersRepublican · winner
75.3%71,160
John ObrienDemocrat
23.0%21,701
1.7%1,637
94,498 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+18.41990R+17.21994R+25.01998R+52.32002R+44.42006R+57.52010

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

The candidates

Wayne Kuipers (R)John Obrien (D)

Also on the ballot: Horan Lynne Bradley (Libertarian), 1.7%