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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 16

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Franklin Knowlton (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Nalder (D) by 31.5 points.

Franklin KnowltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%3,802
33.5%1,960
Randall W. CatesLibertarian
1.6%93
5,855 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+14.01976R+14.01978R+35.51980R+31.51982R+42.51984R+18.31986

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

The candidates

Franklin Knowlton (R)Rebecca Nalder (D)

Also on the ballot: Randall W. Cates (Libertarian), 1.6%