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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 53

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Duayne Johnson (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Maxwell (R) by 20.2 points.

Duayne JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%3,301
Dan MaxwellRepublican
38.5%2,163
Jerry BuckLibertarian
2.8%157
5,621 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+0.71976R+28.21978R+25.91980D+20.21982D+11.81984D+23.61986

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

The candidates

Duayne Johnson (D)Dan Maxwell (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry Buck (Libertarian), 2.8%