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. It is located in the Detroit Metro Area. In its current configuration, it encompasses the cities of Berkley, Huntington Woods, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Ferndale, and Hazel Park, as well as Royal Oak Charter Township.

Michigan's 27th State House of Representatives District
Representative	Regina Weiss D–Oak Park
Demographics	66.6% White 25.6% Black 1.8% Hispanic 1.3% Asian 0.5% Other 4.2% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2010)	93,115[1]

List of representatives

• Michael Switalski (Democratic) (1999 to 2003)
• Andy Meisner (Democratic) (2003 to 2009)
• Ellen Lipton (Democratic) (2009 to 2015)
• Robert Wittenberg[2] (Democratic) (2015 to 2020)[3]
• Regina Weiss (Democratic) (2021 to present)[4]

Elections

2020

2020 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Regina Weiss	41,791	74.34
	Republican	Elizabeth Goss	12,574	22.36
	Libertarian	Gregory Stempfle	913	1.62
	Green	Sherry Wells	886	1.57
Total votes			56,213
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wittenberg^1	35,051	78.51
	Republican	Janet Flessland	8,269	18.52
	Libertarian	Benjamin Carr	1,328	2.97
Total votes			44,648
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wittenberg (incumbent)	36,392	76.78%
	Republican	Kyle Forrest	11,007	23.22%
Total votes			47,399	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2014[5]

2014 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wittenberg	23,756	75.59
	Republican	Michael Ryan	7,672	24.41
Total votes			31,428	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012[6]

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Cogen Lipton	34,389	75.61
	Republican	Ezra Drissman	9,253	20.34
	Libertarian	John Wierzbicki	1,841	4.05
Total votes			45,483	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010[7]

2010 Michigan House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Cogen Lipton	19,245	69.89
	Republican	Michelangelo Fortuna III	8,293	30.11
Total votes			27,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008[8]

27th District
(Oakland (Berkley, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, north Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Cogen 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			44,470	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Population of State House District 27, Michigan". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
2. housedemsAdmin. "State Rep. Robert Wittenberg on Gov. Whitmer's State of the State Address". housedems.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
3. "Robert Wittenberg". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
4. "Regina Weiss". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
5. "2014 Official Michigan Primary Election Results - 11th District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position Files In OAKLAND County". http://ballotpedia.org (website).
6. "2012 Official Michigan General Election Results - 27th District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In OAKLAND County". http://ballotpedia.org (website).
7. "2010 Official Michigan General Election Results - 27th District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In OAKLAND County" Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. http://miboecfr.nicusa.com (website).
8. "2008 Official Michigan General Election Results - 27th District State Representative 2 Year Term (1) Position Files In OAKLAND County" Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. http://miboecfr.nicusa.com (website).