Michigan's 27th Senate district
Michigan's 27th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 61% White 30% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 4% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 241,394[1] |
Michigan's 27th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 27th district was created by the 1850 Michigan Constitution, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts.[2][3] It has been represented by Democrat John Cherry III since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Jim Ananich.
Geography
[edit]District 27 encompasses part of Genesee County.[4]
2011 Apportionment Plan
[edit]District 27, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in Flint, also covering the surrounding Genesee County communities of Burton, Clio, Mount Morris, Swartz Creek, Flint Township, Mount Morris Township, Genesee Township, and Vienna Township.[5]
The district was located entirely within Michigan's 5th congressional district, and overlapped with the 34th, 48th, 49th, and 50th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6]
List of senators
[edit]Recent election results
[edit]2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Ananich (incumbent) | 59,108 | 71.2 | |
Republican | Donna Kekesis | 23,942 | 28.8 | |
Total votes | 83,050 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Ananich | 51,291 | 77.3 | |
Republican | Brendt Gerics | 15,062 | 22.7 | |
Total votes | 66,353 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2013 special
[edit]In January 2013, incumbent senator John J. Gleason assumed office as Clerk/Register of Deeds for Genesee County, triggering a special election that May.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jim Ananich | 8,472 | 51.4 | |
Democratic | Woodrow Stanley | 6,237 | 37.8 | |
Democratic | Ted Henry | 1,409 | 8.5 | |
Democratic | Chris Del Morone | 231 | 1.4 | |
Democratic | Lawrence Woods | 148 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 16,497 | 100 | ||
Republican | Robert Daunt | 1,025 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Adam Ford | 851 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 1,876 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jim Ananich | 8,728 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Robert Daunt | 2,640 | 22.8 | |
Libertarian | Robert Nicholls (write-in) | 143 | 1.2 | |
Green | Bobby Jones | 80 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 11,591 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal and statewide results
[edit]Year | Office | Results[57] |
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2020 | President | Biden 62.3 – 36.2% |
2018 | Senate | Stabenow 66.2 – 31.3% |
Governor | Whitmer 68.3 – 28.7% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 62.2 – 33.5% |
2014 | Senate | Peters 75.6 – 20.9% |
Governor | Schauer 71.9 – 25.7% | |
2012 | President | Obama 74.3 – 24.8% |
Senate | Stabenow 78.2 – 18.8% |
Historical district boundaries
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Map | Description | Apportionment Plan | Notes |
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1964 Apportionment Plan | [58] | ||
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1972 Apportionment Plan | [59] | |
1982 Apportionment Plan | [60] | ||
1992 Apportionment Plan | [61] | ||
2001 Apportionment Plan | [62] | ||
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2011 Apportionment Plan | [63] |
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