1974Final results
1974 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Perry Bullard (D) won with 46.4% of the vote, defeating Rae C. Weaver (R) by 2.8 points.
Perry BullardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.4%12,946
Rae C. WeaverRepublican
43.6%12,163
Robert D. AlexanderOther party
9.3%2,598
Ronald L. GrahamIndependent
0.8%213
27,920 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Perry Bullard (D)Rae C. Weaver (R)Robert D. Alexander (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Ronald L. Graham (Independent), 0.8%