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Parents > United States > Michigan > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 2007 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH January 12, 2022 01:48am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1998
NameJohn Engler Votes1,883,005 (62.20%)
Term01/03/1999 - 01/03/2003 Margin739,431 (+24.43%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameJennifer Granholm Votes2,142,513 (56.36%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/01/2011 Margin534,427 (+14.06%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 06, 2002 MI Governor - R Primary
Dick Posthumus
R 583,391
Aug 06, 2002 MI Governor - D Primary
Jennifer Granholm
D 1,046,680
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/10/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jennifer Granholm 1 11 16 3
Dick Posthumus 1 ------
Leaning Call: Jennifer Granholm (98.81%)
Weighted Call: Jennifer Granholm (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/11/2002 11/03/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name Attorney General Jennifer Granholm Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus Doug Campbell Joseph M. Pilchak (W) Don Mackle (W) Mark A. McFarlin (W) Angelo Scott Brown
PartyDemocratic Republican Green U.S. Taxpayers Socialist Workers Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 1,633,796 (51.42%) 1,506,104 (47.40%) 25,236 (0.79%) 12,411 (0.39%) 7 (0.00%) 6 (0.00%) 5 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -127,692 (-4.02%) -1,608,560 (-50.62%) -1,621,385 (-51.03%) -1,633,789 (-51.42%) -1,633,790 (-51.42%) -1,633,791 (-51.42%)
Predict Avg.55.16% 43.47% 0.80% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 12/1 $8,888,296.00 12/1 $3,411,190.00 12/1 $88.00 $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (18 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.78%-- 40.84%-- 1.54%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Survey USA 
11/01/02-11/03/02		 52.00% 3.0 46.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mitchell Research & Communications 
10/28/02-10/30/02		 51.00% 4.0 38.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
EPIC/MRA 
10/28/02-10/30/02		 50.00% 1.0 39.00% 2.0 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Free Press 
10/27/02-10/29/02		 54.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/25/02-10/27/02		 55.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mitchell Research & Communications 
10/21/02-10/23/02		 47.00% -- 39.00% 4.0 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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Jan 02, 2003 07:44am General Michigan's first female governor sworn in  Article RP 
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