1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Raymond J. Smit (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Donald Edgar Koster (D) by 19.5 points.
Raymond J. SmitRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%18,387
Donald Edgar KosterDemocrat
40.3%12,395
30,782 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET