1996Final results
1996 election for Utah House District 53
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
R. David Ure (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Ruth Wagner (D) by 16.7 points.
R. David UreRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%7,293
Ruth WagnerDemocrat
41.7%5,207
12,500 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET