2002 United States Senate election in Michigan explained

Election Name:	2002 United States Senate election in Michigan
Country:	Michigan
Flag Image:	Flag of Michigan.svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1996 United States Senate election in Michigan
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	2008 United States Senate election in Michigan
Next Year:	2008
Election Date:	November 5, 2002
Image1:	File:Carl Levin official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Carl Levin
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	1,896,614
Percentage1:	60.61%
Nominee2:	Rocky Raczkowski
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,185,545
Percentage2:	37.89%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Carl Levin
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Carl Levin
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2002 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fifth term.

General election

Candidates

• Eric Borregard (Green)
• Doug Dern (Natural Law)
• Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
• John Mangopoulos (Reform)
• Rocky Raczkowski, State Representative from Farmington Hills (Republican)

Results

|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Newaygo (Largest city: Fremont)
• Sanilac (Largest city: Sandusky)
• Ionia (largest city: Ionia)
• Clinton (largest city: St. Johns)
• Leelanau (largest settlement: Greilickville)

See also

• 2002 United States Senate elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senate Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm. November 18, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. June 25, 2021. dead. mdy-all.