1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Perry Bullard (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Douglas W. Buchanan (R) by 30.1 points.
Perry BullardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%18,890
Douglas W. BuchananRepublican
34.9%10,149
29,039 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET