2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Ohio Senate District 17
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
John Carey Jr. (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Michael C. Shoemaker (D) by 7.8 points.
John Carey Jr.Republican · winner
53.9%48,593
Michael C. ShoemakerDemocrat · incumbent
46.1%41,601
90,194 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