1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 53
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Elizabeth Brater (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Garret Carlson (R) by 36.4 points.
Elizabeth BraterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%17,201
Garret CarlsonRepublican
30.8%7,881
Paul JensenReform
1.9%494
25,576 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET