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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 7

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Bruce Patterson (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating George Mans (D) by 12.6 points.

Bruce PattersonRepublican · winner
56.3%52,435
George MansDemocrat
43.7%40,675
93,111 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+33.61990D+23.01994D+37.21998R+12.62002R+3.02006R+11.62010

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