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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 4

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Samuel Thomas III (D) won with 95.7% of the vote, defeating Karen Mastney (R) by 91.4 points.

Samuel Thomas IIIDemocrat · winner
95.7%53,614
Karen MastneyRepublican
4.3%2,404
56,018 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+80.11986D+91.31994D+93.01998D+91.42002D+92.22006D+92.42010

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