1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Perry Bullard (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Rich Birkett (R) by 37.3 points.
Perry BullardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%27,296
Rich BirkettRepublican
31.1%12,416
Scott JonesWorking Families
0.5%201
39,913 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET