1976Final results
1976 election for Georgia House District 53
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Mike Lenderman (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph Merck (R) by 33.9 points.
Mike LendermanDemocrat · winner
66.9%4,416
Ralph MerckRepublican
33.1%2,180
6,596 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET