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1986Final results

1986 election for Utah House District 53

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Brent Goodfellow (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Nancy J. Maxwell (R) by 23.6 points.

Brent GoodfellowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%2,447
37.0%1,494
Terry NewfarmerLibertarian
2.5%101
4,042 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+25.91980D+20.21982D+11.81984D+23.61986D+9.51988R+24.21992

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

The candidates

Brent Goodfellow (D)Nancy J. Maxwell (R)

Also on the ballot: Terry Newfarmer (Libertarian), 2.5%