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2000Final results

2000 election for Michigan House District 27

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Michael Switalski (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Riske (R) by 49.3 points.

Michael SwitalskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%24,532
Jim RiskeRepublican
23.9%8,012
David WejrandtLibertarian
2.8%937
33,481 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+36.51994D+38.21996D+44.91998D+49.32000D+43.92002D+48.92004

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

The candidates

Michael Switalski (D)Jim Riske (R)

Also on the ballot: David Wejrandt (Libertarian), 2.8%