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1968Final results

1968 election for Utah House District 53

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Ruel M. Eskelsen (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Rosemary S. Heesacker (D) by 29.4 points.

Ruel M. EskelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%3,818
35.3%2,081
5,899 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+21.61972D+7.71974R+0.71976R+28.21978R+25.91980D+20.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET