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      Home/Elections/2002/US House/Michigan/MI-15
      2002·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 15 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      John D Dingell
      72.2%136,518 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Martin Kaltenbach
      25.7%48,626 votes
      Margin
      D+46.5
      189,063 total votes
      3 candidates189,063 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John D DingellDEM✓
      		DEM136,51872.2%
      Martin KaltenbachREP
      		REP48,62625.7%
      Gregory Scott StempfleLIB
      		LIB3,9192.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2010
      John D DingellDEM
      D+16.7
      2008
      John D DingellDEM
      D+45.8
      2006
      John D DingellDEM
      D+88.0
      2004
      John D DingellDEM
      D+44.4
      Redistricted
      2000
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+79.5
      1998
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+76.6
      1996
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+78.5
      1994
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+70.0
      1992
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+63.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      William D FordDEM
      D+24.6
      1988
      William D FordDEM
      D+29.1
      1986
      William D FordDEM
      D+51.0
      1984
      William D FordDEM
      D+19.9
      1982
      William D FordDEM
      D+46.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      John D DingellDEM
      Record19W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Gregory Scott StempfleLIB
      Record0W-7L
      Avg MarginD+11.4
      Career1998-2020
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Martin KaltenbachREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2002-2002
      US House
      Full profile →

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