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2002Final results

2002 election for Michigan Senate District 9

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Dennis Olshove (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Cecelia Stevens (R) by 24.3 points.

Dennis OlshoveDemocrat · winner
60.8%47,609
Cecelia StevensRepublican
36.5%28,588
Keith EdwardsLibertarian
2.7%2,085
78,282 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+7.51990R+32.41994R+27.61998D+24.32002D+36.62006D+11.72010

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

The candidates

Dennis Olshove (D)Cecelia Stevens (R)

Also on the ballot: Keith Edwards (Libertarian), 2.7%