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2012Final results

2012 election for Utah House District 52

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

John Knotwell (R) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel Paget (D) by 51.7 points.

John KnotwellRepublican · winner
73.6%9,928
Daniel PagetDemocrat
21.9%2,958
Aaron A. DavisIndependent
4.5%601
13,487 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+38.61996R+32.22006R+31.02008R+51.72012R+52.92014R+49.32016

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

The candidates

John Knotwell (R)Daniel Paget (D)

Also on the ballot: Aaron A. Davis (Independent), 4.5%