# Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district

Michigan's 27th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 27th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in part of Wayne County. The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes |
| William R. Copeland | Democratic | 1965–1974 | Wyandotte | |
| Jeffrey D. Padden | Democratic | 1975–1982 | Wyandotte | |
| Joe Porreca | Democratic | 1983–1992 | Trenton | |
| Nick Ciaramitaro | Democratic | 1993–1998 | Roseville | |
| Michael Switalski | Democratic | 1999–2002 | Roseville | |
| Andy Meisner | Democratic | 2003–2008 | Ferndale | |
| Ellen Lipton | Democratic | 2009–2014 | Huntington Woods | |
| Robert Wittenberg | Democratic | 2015–2020 | Huntington Woods | Lived in Oak Park from around 2015 to 2018. |
| Regina Weiss | Democratic | 2021–2022 | Oak Park | |
| Jaime Churches | Democratic | 2023–2025 | Wyandotte | |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | 2025-present | Wyandotte | |

## Recent elections

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Regina Weiss | 41,791 | 74.41 |
| | Republican | Elizabeth Goss | 12,574 | 22.39 |
| | Libertarian | Gregory Scott Stempfle | 913 | 1.63 |
| | Green | Sherry A. Wells | 886 | 1.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,164 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Wittenberg | 35,051 | 78.51 |
| | Republican | Janet Flessland | 8,269 | 18.52 |
| | Libertarian | Benjamin Carr | 1,328 | 2.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,648 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2016 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Wittenberg | 36,392 | 76.78 |
| | Republican | Kyle Forrest | 11,007 | 23.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,399 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2014 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Wittenberg | 23,756 | 75.59 |
| | Republican | Michael Ryan | 7,672 | 24.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,428 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ellen Lipton | 34,389 | 75.61 |
| | Republican | Ezra Drissman | 9,253 | 20.34 |
| | Libertarian | John Wierzbicki | 1,841 | 4.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,483 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2010 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ellen Lipton | 19,245 | 69.89 |
| | Republican | Michelangelo Fortuna III | 8,293 | 30.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,538 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2008 Michigan House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ellen Lipton | 31,756 | 71.41 |
| | Republican | David Micola | 10,098 | 22.71 |
| | Green | Shelley Bane | 1,366 | 3.07 |
| | Libertarian | John Skosnik | 1,250 | 2.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,470 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Ecorse (part) Lincoln Park (part) Wyandotte (part) | 1964 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Grosse Ile Township Riverview Trenton (part) Wyandotte (part) | 1972 Apportionment Plan |
| Wayne County (part) Brownstown Township Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Township Riverview Rockwood Trenton Woodhaven | 1982 Apportionment Plan |
| Macomb County (part) East Detroit Roseville St. Clair Shores (part) | 1992 Apportionment Plan |
| Oakland County (part) Berkley Ferndale Hazel Park Huntington Woods Oak Park (part) Pleasant Ridge | 2001 Apportionment Plan |
| Oakland County (part) Berkley Ferndale Hazel Park Huntington Woods Oak Park Pleasant Ridge Royal Oak Township | 2011 Apportionment Plan |