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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 27

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ellen Lipton (D) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Ezra Drissman (R) by 55.3 points.

Ellen LiptonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.6%34,389
Ezra DrissmanRepublican
20.3%9,253
John WierzbickiLibertarian
4.0%1,841
45,483 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+57.82006D+48.72008D+39.82010D+55.32012D+51.22014D+53.62016

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

The candidates

Ellen Lipton (D)Ezra Drissman (R)

Also on the ballot: John Wierzbicki (Libertarian), 4.0%