1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Utah House District 53
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Franklin Knowlton (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Nalder (D) by 21.6 points.
Franklin KnowltonRepublican · winner
59.6%3,456
Rebecca NalderDemocrat · incumbent
38.1%2,205
Robert F. LockhartIndependent
2.3%133
5,794 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET