2002Final results
2002 election for Michigan Senate District 8
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Raymond Basham (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Pamela Montelauro (R) by 31.8 points.
Raymond BashamDemocrat · winner
64.2%43,874
Pamela MontelauroRepublican
32.4%22,128
Bruce MorseLibertarian
3.4%2,312
68,314 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