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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 27

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Nick Ciaramitaro (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating James Zelmanski (R) by 38.2 points.

Nick CiaramitaroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%22,215
James ZelmanskiRepublican
29.5%9,667
Write-ins and other votesOther party
2.8%925
32,807 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+17.41990D+37.41992D+36.51994D+38.21996D+44.91998D+49.32000

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