1976Final results
1976 election for Michigan House District 27
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Jeffrey D. Padden (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Smith (R) by 33.2 points.
Jeffrey D. PaddenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%20,512
Robert R. SmithRepublican
33.4%10,290
30,804 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET