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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 27

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Vincent Porreca (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Betsy Burnham (R) by 30.4 points.

Vincent PorrecaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%21,525
Betsy BurnhamRepublican
34.8%11,486
33,011 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+34.81982D+4.51984D+40.11986D+30.41988D+17.41990D+37.41992

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