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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah House District 53

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Brent Goodfellow (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Terry J. Wirth (R) by 9.5 points.

Brent GoodfellowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%3,461
Terry J. WirthRepublican
43.1%2,838
Holly RoseberryLibertarian
4.4%293
6,592 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+20.21982D+11.81984D+23.61986D+9.51988R+24.21992R+12.31994

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

The candidates

Brent Goodfellow (D)Terry J. Wirth (R)

Also on the ballot: Holly Roseberry (Libertarian), 4.4%