1980Final results
1980 election for Utah House District 53
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Franklin Knowlton (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Golden C. Sill (D) by 25.9 points.
Franklin KnowltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%5,592
Golden C. SillDemocrat
37.1%3,292
8,884 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET