2002 Michigan gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan presidential no 3,177,565 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 Image:Jennifer Granholm 5.jpg Jennifer Granholm Democratic Party (United States) John Cherry 1,631,276 51.42% Image:Dick Posthumus (cropped).jpeg 150x150px Dick Posthumus Republican Party (United States) Loren Bennett 1,504,755 47.40% 300px County results 300px| Congressional district results 1 300px Granholm: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Posthumus: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor John Engler Republican Party (United States) Jennifer Granholm Democratic Party (United States) The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor John Engler, after serving three terms, was ineligible to run again. A 1992 constitutional amendment limited the governor to two terms, even if they are nonconsecutive, effective with the 1994 election. Engler's lieutenant governor Dick Posthumus, also a Republican, ran in his place. Jennifer Granholm, then attorney general of Michigan, ran on the Democratic Party ticket. Douglas Campbell ran on the Green Party ticket, and Joseph M. PilchakThe Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pikiel-pinchot.html ran on the Constitution PartyThe Constitution Party is still on the Michigan ballot as the United States Taxpayers' Party in Michigan. Although the party changed its name in 1999, the Michigan Bureau of Elections does not provide any mechanism for a political party changing its name. ticket. Granholm won with 51% of the vote, followed by Posthumus' 47%, Campbell with 1%, and Pilchak with less than 1%.CNN.com Election 2002 – Governor. CNN.2002 Official Michigan General Election Results – Governor 4 Year Term (1) Position https://web.archive.org/web/20140113134507/http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/02000000.html 2014-01-13 This made Granholm the first female Michigan governor, and the first Democratic governor of Michigan in 12 years. THE 2002 ELECTIONS: MIDWEST; MICHIGAN The New York Times 7 November 2002 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E7DA1E3EF934A35752C1A9649C8B63 15 February 2009 Nichole M. Christian John H. Cushman Jr Sherri Day Sam Dillon Neil A. Lewis Robert Pear Terry Pristin Philip Shenon Jacques Steinberg Leslie Wayne Republican primary Candidates Dick Posthumus, lieutenant governor of Michigan Joe Schwarz, state senator from Battle Creek Campaign With incumbent Governor John Engler ineligible to seek re-election for a fourth term,https://www.michigandaily.com/content/its-finally-official-posthumus-enters-race-governor It's (finally) official: Posthumus enters race for governor The Michigan Daily Associated Press September 5, 2001 October 13, 2017 Posthumus, Michigan's lieutenant governor, was considered the overwhelming favorite for the Republican nomination. Following his primary win, Posthumus selected state Sen. Loren Bennett as his running mate.http://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Mich-Candidate-Chooses-Running-Mate-10540934.php Mich. Candidate Chooses Running Mate The Edwardsville Intelligencer Associated Press August 23, 2002 October 13, 2017 Jim Moody created a candidate committee and filed a statement of organization, but did not submit sufficient ballot-access petition signatures to be included on the 2002 primary ballot.http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/com_det.cgi?com_id=510903 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , Michigan Bureau of Elections, Committee Statement of Organization #510903 Results Republican primary results2002 Michigan Election Results - 8/6/2002 State Primary https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=8-6-2002 Michigan Department of State 14 June 2026 Dick Posthumus Republican Party (United States) 474,804 81.39% Joe Schwarz Republican Party (United States) 108,581 18.61% Angelo Scott Brown (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 6 0.00% 583,391 100.00% thumb|center|Primary results by county: #d75d5d Posthumus #e27f7f Posthumus—50–60% #d75d5d Posthumus—60–70% #d72f30 Posthumus—70–80% #c21b18 Posthumus—80–90% #a80000 Posthumus—90–100% Democratic primary Candidates James J. Blanchard, former governor of Michigan (1983–91) and U.S. ambassador to Canada David Bonior, U.S. representative from Mount Clemens and House minority whip Jennifer Granholm, Michigan attorney general and former corporation counsel for Wayne County (1994–98) Campaign The Democratic Party primary was a competitive, three-way race among state Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, former Gov. James Blanchard (who was upset by Engler in 1990) and former House Minority Whip David Bonior. Granholm was accused in the 2002 Democratic primary of several allegations of cronyism. Her husband, Daniel Mulhern, had received several contracts for his leadership training company shortly after Granholm left her position as Wayne County corporation counsel in 1998. He received nearly $300,000 worth of contracts, despite being the highest bidder for one of those contracts. Opponents criticized Granholm's supporters for engaging in cronyism and giving contracts to her husband immediately after leaving county employment. Granholm and her supporters responded that no ethical violations had occurred, and that Mulhern had earned the contracts on his own merits.Chad Selweski Granholm supporters helped her husband secure Wayne County contracts January 13, 2002 Macomb Daily http://204.176.34.196/macombdaily/article.asp?ID=2971927 2006-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20060629211416/http://204.176.34.196/macombdaily/article.asp?ID=2971927 June 29, 2006 dead Granholm was the first woman ever nominated by a major party to be Michigan governor.Longest-serving member of House wins fight of career. USA Today. Accessed 15 February 2009. Following her primary victory, Granholm chose state Sen. John Cherry as her running mate. Results Democratic primary results Jennifer Granholm Democratic Party (United States) 499,129 47.69% David Bonior Democratic Party (United States) 292,958 27.99% James J. Blanchard Democratic Party (United States) 254,586 24.32% Tracey Elaine Stevenson (write-in) Democratic Party (United States) 7 0.00% 1,046,680 100.00% thumb|center|Primary results by county: #6674de Granholm #bdd3ff Granholm—30–40% #a5b0ff Granholm—40–50% #7996e2 Granholm—50–60% #6674de Granholm—60–70% #584cde Granholm—70–80% #3933e5 Granholm—80–90% #37c837 Bonior #87de87 Bonior—40–50% #5fd35f Bonior—50–60% General election Candidates Green Party candidate Douglas Campbell Joseph Pilchak 125 DouglasCampbell2002.jpg Douglas Campbell 125 Douglas Campbell, Ferndale engineer and staffer for the Ralph Nader 2000 presidential campaign (Green) Jennifer Granholm, Michigan attorney general (Democratic) Joseph Pilchak, Capac resident and candidate for U.S. representative in 2000 (U.S. Taxpayers) Dick Posthumus, lieutenant governor of Michigan (Republican) The Green Party of Michigan nominated Douglas Campbell. Campbell, a registered professional engineer and published atheist from Ferndale, joined the Green Party upon learning of its existence in 2000,Greens, US. "Green Party Speakers Bureau". gp.org. and was the Wayne-Oakland-Macomb County campaign coordinator for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader, 2000.http://www.clickondetroit.com/decision2006/10034960/detail.html Bio: Douglas Campbell 2007-11-25 2006-10-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160150/http://www.clickondetroit.com/decision2006/10034960/detail.html 2007-09-30 During the 2002 campaign, he claimed he was beaten, arrested and jailed (in Brighton, Michigan) for attempting to participate in a gubernatorial debate from which he was excluded, at the time being the only candidate who was not either a Republican or Democrat.Douglas Campbell Thinking Politically (Letter from the Brighton Jail) 2002-05-21 Synthesis/Regeneration 29 Fall 2002) http://www.greens.org/s-r/29/29-08.html Capac resident Joseph Pilchak was nominated by convention to be the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate for Governor of Michigan. He was the U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate for U.S. representative from Michigan 10th District in 2000. The Michigan US Taxpayers' Party is affiliated with the United States Constitution Party,The Constitution Party was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party in 1992. The national party's name was changed to the Constitution Party in 1999. but Michigan election law does not provide a mechanism for changing the name of a political party.U.S. Taxpayers and Constitution Party of Michigan. "Gubernatorial Debate – Part II Bhagwan (Bob) Dashairya Enters Michigan Governor's Race " https://web.archive.org/web/20070217055340/http://ustaxpayersandconstitutionpartymi.com/ 2007-02-17 . ustaxpayersandconstitutionpartymi.com. Campaign Posthumus, who had been previous governor Engler's lieutenant governor, ran his general election campaign promising to maintain the Engler legacy.Granholm becomes Michigan's first female governor. USA Today. (Associated Press). Accessed 15 February 2009. Granholm promised change, running as a tough crime fighter and consumer advocate. She criticized the Engler administration for coming into office with a budget surplus and leaving with a deficit. Kilpatrick memo controversy In the biggest event of the election, Posthumus released a memo from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asking for more appointments for Black people and jobs for Detroit contractors in a Granholm administration. Posthumus pointed to the memo as an example of Democratic Party corruption. Granholm, however, denied ever receiving the memo and said she would not have agreed to it anyway. She said that Posthumus was trying to be racially divisive. Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 December 8, 2002 Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report en October 31, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Lean D FlipOctober 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm December 12, 2002 Governors Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Likely D FlipNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error JenniferGranholm (D) DickPosthumus (R) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA November 1–3, 2002 730 (LV) ± 3.7% 52% 46% 3% Results 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election2002 Michigan Election Results - 11/5/2002 State General https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2002 Michigan Department of State 14 June 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Jennifer Granholm 1,633,796 51.42% +13.64% Republican Party (United States) Dick Posthumus 1,506,104 47.40% −14.81% Green Party (United States) Douglas Campbell 25,236 0.79% #A356DE U.S. Taxpayers Joseph Pilchak 12,411 0.39% #DCDCDC Don Mackle (write-in) 7 0.00% #DCDCDC Mark Anthony McFarlin (write-in) 6 0.00% #DCDCDC Angelo Scott Brown (write-in) 5 0.00% 127,692 4.02% 3,177,565 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +28.45% Results by county County Jennifer GranholmDemocratic Dick PosthumusRepublican Douglas CampbellGreen Joseph PilchakU.S. Taxpayers Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona2,16547.20%2,38752.04%260.57%90.20%-222-4.84%4,587Alger1,85552.59%1,62346.02%381.08%110.31%2326.58%3,527Allegan12,77236.66%21,69562.28%2500.72%1190.34%-8,923-25.61%34,836Alpena6,39156.95%4,72242.07%620.05%480.43%1,66914.87%11,223Antrim3,75239.67%5,57658.96%910.96%380.40%-1,824-19.29%9,457Arenac2,82151.14%2,61147.34%450.82%390.71%2103.81%5,516Baraga1,26350.93%1,17047.18%281.13%190.77%933.75%2,480Barry8,13640.15%11,94358.93%1250.62%620.31%-3,807-18.79%20,266Bay21,19053.29%18,00145.27%3530.89%2150.54%3,1898.02%39,762Includes 3 write-in votes for Mark Anthony McFarlinBenzie3,03645.83%3,48052.23%881.33%210.32%-44-6.70%6,625Berrien17,09441.85%23,37857.24%2300.56%1430.35%6,28415.38%40,845Branch5,00145.04%6,01254.14%530.48%380.34%-1,011-9.10%11,104Calhoun21,29852.59%18,78946.40%2630.65%1460.36%2,5096.20%40,496Cass5,74145.10%6,84553.77%730.57%700.55%-1,104-8.67%12,729Charlevoix3,83639.89%5,60858.31%1361.41%370.38%-1,772-18.43%9,617Cheboygan4,10743.29%5,26855.53%660.70%460.48%-1,161-12.24%9,487Chippewa5,42849.81%5,35749.16%730.67%400.37%710.65%10,898Clare4,71950.05%4,57848.56%730.77%580.62%1411.50%9,428Clinton12,07046.32%13,71152.61%1880.72%910.35%-1,641-6.30%26,060Crawford2,23345.65%2,56652.45%400.82%531.08%-333-6.81%4,892Delta6,86250.37%6,59048.37%1120.82%600.44%2722.00%13,624Dickinson3,88246.47%4,35852.17%670.80%460.55%-476-5.70%8,353Eaton20,39552.24%18,24746.74%2620.67%1360.35%2,1485.50%39,040Emmet4,33037.16%7,11161.02%1691.45%430.37%-2,781-23.87%11,653Genesee80,68760.12%51,82838.62%1,1380.85%5600.42%28,85921.50%134,215Includes 1 write-in vote for Mark Anthony McFarlin and 1 write-in vote for Angelo Scott BrownGladwin4,35048.17%4,56950.59%660.73%460.51%-219-2.42%9,031Gogebic3,29257.90%2,30840.59%560.98%300.53%98417.31%5,686Grand Traverse12,33040.92%17,38257.69%2990.99%1190.39%-5,052-16.77%30,130Gratiot5,20344.94%6,25254.00%690.60%530.46%-1,049-9.06%11,577Hillsdale4,77838.45%7,49860.33%890.72%630.51%-2,720-21.89%12,428Houghton5,02648.56%5,11949.46%1571.52%480.46%-93-0.90%10,350Huron4,78339.41%7,21859.48%800.66%540.44%-2,435-20.07%12,135Ingham55,57160.95%34,41437.74%8800.97%3120.34%21,15723.20%91,177Ionia7,91943.25%10,23255.88%1000.55%600.33%-2,313-12.63%18,311Iosco5,03150.32%4,81748.17%880.88%630.63%2142.14%9,999Iron2,42953.51%2,01744.44%511.12%420.93%4129.08%4,539Isabella7,53449.50%7,42848.80%2001.31%590.39%1060.70%15,221Jackson22,03646.92%24,34451.83%3650.78%2200.47%-2,308-4.91%46,965Kalamazoo39,09052.29%34,79546.54%6480.87%2250.30%4,2955.75%74,758Kalkaska2,23442.02%3,01056.62%390.73%330.62%-776-14.60%5,316Kent74,82338.53%117,75560.63%1,1870.61%4470.23%-42,932-22.11%194,212Keweenaw48245.99%54552.00%171.62%40.38%-63-6.01%1,048Lake1,90452.24%1,67145.84%411.12%290.80%2336.39%3,645Lapeer11,38439.40%17,04058.98%2420.84%2250.78%-5,656-19.58%28,891Leelanau4,24142.95%5,50155.71%1051.06%280.28%-1,260-12.76%9,875Lenawee13,31447.13%14,65051.86%1760.62%1110.39%-1,336-4.73%28,251Livingston22,00637.09%36,69961.86%4190.71%2060.35%-14,693-24.76%59,330Luce1,01652.26%88945.73%241.23%150.77%1276.53%1,944Mackinac2,20647.28%2,42551.97%230.49%120.26%-219-4.69%4,666Macomb121,06547.16%132,58351.64%1,9690.77%1,1130.43%-11,518-4.49%256,730Manistee4,38949.31%4,40149.45%590.66%510.57%-12-0.13%8,900Marquette12,77957.69%8,90640.21%3371.52%1280.58%3,87317.49%22,150Mason4,80245.58%5,59453.09%930.88%470.45%-792-7.52%10,536Mecosta5,02044.28%6,19754.66%830.73%380.34%-1,177-10.38%11,338Menominee3,33547.41%3,57650.83%590.84%650.92%-241-3.43%7,035Midland12,34241.31%17,15657.43%2630.88%1130.38%-4,814-16.11%29,874Missaukee1,72432.92%3,46266.11%310.59%200.38%-1,738-33.19%5,237Monroe19,84547.75%21,26651.17%2790.67%1680.40%-1,421-3.42%41,558Montcalm7,76344.18%9,68955.14%750.43%440.25%-1,926-10.96%17,571Montmorency1,72242.94%2,23155.64%270.67%300.75%-509-12.69%4,010Muskegon29,88456.49%22,60042.72%2640.50%1560.29%7,28413.77%52,904Newaygo6,26840.84%8,91058.06%1030.67%660.43%-2,642-17.22%15,347Oakland220,08250.52%210,41448.30%3,6760.84%1,4380.33%9,6682.22%435,611Includes 1 write-in vote for Don MackleOceana3,88645.18%4,63753.91%400.47%380.44%-751-8.73%8,601Ogemaw3,72749.54%3,68949.04%771.02%300.40%380.51%7,523Ontonagon1,30148.38%1,33449.61%260.97%281.04%-33-1.23%2,689Osceola2,97339.97%4,39959.13%440.59%230.31%-1,426-19.17%7,439Oscoda1,24241.85%1,66956.23%321.08%220.74%-427-14.39%2,968Includes 3 write-in votes for Angelo Scott BrownOtsego3,34639.49%4,98258.80%851.00%600.71%-1,636-19.31%8,473Ottawa24,65428.11%62,46471.22%4080.47%1750.20%-37,810-43.11%87,701Presque Isle2,71748.15%2,86250.72%330.58%310.55%-145-2.57%5,643Roscommon4,90947.85%5,22350.91%830.81%450.44%-314-3.06%10,260Saginaw38,05152.65%33,44046.27%5060.70%2780.38%4,6116.38%72,277Includes 2 write-in votes for Mark Anthony McFarlinSanilac5,26537.39%8,58160.94%1190.85%1160.82%-3,316-23.55%14,081Schoolcraft1,70152.86%1,46845.62%320.99%170.53%2337.24%3,218Shiawassee11,84347.05%12,97151.53%2120.84%1470.58%-1,128-4.48%25,173St. Clair23,81345.44%27,64752.76%4900.94%4530.86%-3,834-7.32%52,403St. Joseph6,34140.87%9,01458.10%890.57%700.45%-2,673-17.23%15,514Tuscola8,09742.13%10,82456.32%1951.01%1030.54%-2,727-14.19%19,219Van Buren10,51849.15%10,68549.93%1260.59%710.33%-167-0.78%21,400Washtenaw65,99561.41%39,65936.90%1,5071.40%3130.29%26,33624.50%107,474Wayne384,12167.81%175,89931.05%4,2670.75%2,2040.39%208,22236.76%566,498Includes 6 write-in votes for Don Mackle and 1 write-in vote for Angelo Scott BrownWexford4,23042.28%5,64056.37%770.77%580.58%-1,410-14.09%10,005Total1,633,79651.42%1,506,10447.40%25,2360.79%12,4110.39%127,6924.02%3,177,565 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alger (largest city: Munising) Alpena (largest city: Alpena) Arenac (largest city: Standish) Baraga (Largest city: Baraga) Bay (largest city: Bay City) Calhoun (largest city: Battle Creek) Chippewa (Largest city: Sault Ste. Marie) Clare (largest city: Clare) Delta (largest city: Escanaba) Eaton (largest city: Charlotte) Genesee (largest city: Flint) Gogebic (largest city: Ironwood) Ingham (largest city: Lansing) Iosco (largest city: East Tawas) Iron (largest city: Iron River) Isabella (largest city: Mount Pleasant) Kalamazoo (largest city: Kalamazoo) Lake (largest village: Baldwin) Luce (largest city: Newberry) Marquette (largest city: Marquette) Muskegon (largest city: Muskegon) Oakland (largest city: Troy) Ogemaw (largest city: West Branch) Saginaw (largest city: Saginaw Schoolcraft (largest city: Manistique) Washtenaw (largest city: Ann Arbor) By congressional district Posthumus won 10 of 15 congressional districts, including one won by a Democrat. District Posthumus Granholm RepresentativeMichigan 1 1st 50.1% 48.4%Bart StupakMichigan 2 2nd 59.4% 39.8%Pete HoekstraMichigan 3 3rd 60.0% 39.1%Vern EhlersMichigan 4 4th 54.2% 44.6%Dave CampMichigan 5 5th 40.7% 58.0%Dale KildeeMichigan 6 6th 51.8% 47.1%Fred UptonMichigan 7 7th 50.2% 48.7%Nick SmithMichigan 8 8th 50.9% 47.9%Mike Rogers Michigan 9 9th 49.8% 49.1%Joe Knollenberg Michigan 10 10th 56.8% 41.8%David BoniorCandice MillerMichigan 11 11th 52.3% 46.5%Thaddeus McCotter Michigan 12 12th 39.7% 59.0%Sander Levin Michigan 13 13th 20.7% 78.2%Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Michigan 14 14th 18.3% 80.8%John Conyers Jr.Michigan 15 15th 40.1% 58.3%John Dingell Notes References External links 2002 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing 2002 Official Michigan Primary Election Results 2002 Official Michigan General Election Results Michigan 2002 Gubernatorial