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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 27

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William R. Copeland (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Douglas J. Wieneke (R) by 46.5 points.

William R. CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%17,488
26.8%6,391
23,879 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+21.11972D+33.21976D+25.11978D+21.51980D+34.81982D+4.51984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET