1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 53
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Harvey Hilderbran (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Franklin (D) by 45.4 points.
Harvey HilderbranRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.7%41,347
Jim FranklinDemocrat
27.3%15,515
56,862 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