1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Utah House District 53
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Franklin Knowlton (R) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Nalder (D) by 0.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Franklin KnowltonRepublican · winner
48.2%3,288
Rebecca NalderDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%3,240
Michele C. VansickleOther party
4.3%294
6,822 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET