1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Elizabeth Brater (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Chris Schmitt (R) by 38.9 points.
Elizabeth BraterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%24,733
Chris SchmittRepublican
30.6%10,889
35,622 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET