Cox:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Jennifer Granholm Democratic Mike Cox Republican The 2002 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2002.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jennifer Granholm chose not to seek re-election and instead successfully ran for governor.

Republican nominee Mike Cox narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Gary Peters with 48.86% of the vote in a close race decided by 5,200 votes.

Cox became the first Republican to win the Attorney General office in Michigan since Frank Millard did so in 1950.

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