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's 27th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the

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. The 27th district was created by the 1850

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, as the 1835 constitution only permitted a maximum of eight senate districts. It has been represented by

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John Cherry III since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat

Jim Ananich James Ananich ( ; born September 20, 1975) is an American politician from the State of Michigan. He was a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate from 2013 to 2023, representing the 27th district, which is located in Genesee County ...

Geography

District 27 encompasses part of Genesee County.

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 27, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in

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, also covering the surrounding Genesee County communities of Burton,

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, Mount Morris, Swartz Creek, Flint Township, Mount Morris Township, Genesee Township, and Vienna Township. The district was located entirely within

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, and overlapped with the 34th, 48th, 49th, and 50th districts of the

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List of senators

Recent election results

2018

2014

2013 special

In January 2013, incumbent senator John J. Gleason assumed office as Clerk/Register of Deeds for Genesee County, triggering a special election that May.

Federal and statewide results

Historical district boundaries

References

{{Michigan State Senators 27 Genesee County, Michigan