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1928 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election

Utah · 3 candidates · See every 1928 U.S. House race

Who won the 1928 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election?

Don Colton won the 1928 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election. Don Colton received 50,274 popular votes (60.89%). The main challenger was Knox Patterson (38.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Colton and Patterson

Colton +22.3 pts · won by 18,385 votes
Don ColtonRepublicanWINNER60.89%
50,274 votes
Knox PattersonDemocratic38.62%
31,889 votes
John O Watterssocialist0.49%
408 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.