2006Final results
2006 election for Utah House District 53
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Melvin R. Brown (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Laura Bonham (D) by 15.3 points.
Melvin R. BrownRepublican · winner
54.3%6,462
Laura BonhamDemocrat
39.1%4,648
Gary ShumwayLibertarian
6.6%781
11,891 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET