| Election Name: | 2002 Michigan Secretary of State election |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Michigan Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Michigan Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Image1: | File:Terri Lynn Land portrait crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Terri Lynn Land |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,703,261 |
| Percentage1: | 54.96% |
| Nominee2: | Melvin "Butch" Hollowell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,331,441 |
| Percentage2: | 42.96% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Secretary of State | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Terri Lynn Land |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2002 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the Michigan Secretary of State for a four-year term. Incumbent Republican Candice Miller was term-limited and unable to seek a third term and instead ran successfully for specifically the United States House of Representatives specifically within the United States Congress.
Former Kent County Clerk Terri Lynn Land won the party's nomination during the state convention.[1]
Lawyer Melvin "Butch" Hollowell won the party's nomination during the state convention.[1]
| Michigan Secretary of State election, 2002[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Terri Lynn Land | 1,703,261 | 54.96% | |
| Democratic | Melvin "Butch" Hollowell | 1,331,441 | 42.96% | |
| Green | Ray Ziarno | 38,251 | 1.23% | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Charles Conces | 26,253 | 0.85% | |
| Write-in | Richard Clement | 2 | 0% | |
| Totals | 3,099,208 | 100.0% | ||