1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 27
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Vincent Porreca (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Mel Kaplani (R) by 40.1 points.
Vincent PorrecaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%15,607
Mel KaplaniRepublican
30.0%6,673
22,280 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET