1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Perry Bullard (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Barton (R) by 36.4 points.
Perry BullardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%25,057
Ray BartonRepublican
30.9%11,496
Jeffrey A. QuickLibertarian
1.3%486
Ronald L. GrahamIndependent
0.5%190
37,230 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Perry Bullard (D)Ray Barton (R)
Also on the ballot: Jeffrey A. Quick (Libertarian), 1.3%; Ronald L. Graham (Independent), 0.5%