2008Final results
2008 election for Utah House District 53
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Melvin R. Brown (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Katherine R. Lofft (D) by 9.0 points.
Melvin R. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%8,671
Katherine R. LofftDemocrat
45.5%7,239
15,910 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET