2018 Utah House of Representatives election
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All 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives 38 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Greg Hughes
Brian King
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 26, 2015
January 26, 2015
Leader's seat
51–Draper
28–Salt Lake City
Last election
62 seats, 78.7%
13 seats, 21.3%
Seats before
62
13
Seats won
59
16
Seat change
3
3
Popular vote
624,450
344,736
Percentage
61.69%
34.06%
Swing
17.1 pp
12.8 pp
Results: Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold
The 2018 Utah House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 6, 2018, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 63rd Utah State Legislature . A primary election was held in several districts on June 26, 2018. The election coincided with the election for U.S. Senate and other elections.
The Utah Republican Party won a majority of seats, keeping the Republican majority that they have held since 1977. The new legislature convened on January 28, 2019.
Background
Republicans have held the Utah State House of Representative since 1977, and the chamber was not considered competitive in 2018. However, as was the case in many states, Democrats were encouraged to see the purported "Blue Wave" come to the Utah State House.
Electoral System
The 75 members of the House of Representatives were elected from single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting to two-year terms. Contested nominations of the Democratic and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election . Minor-party and independent candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates had to file a request with the secretary of state 's office for votes for them to be counted.
Results
Of the seventy-five seats, Republican candidates won fifty-nine and Democratic candidates won sixteen.
District 1
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joel Ferry
8,845
73.7%
Democratic
Joshua Hardy
2,040
17.0%
Constitution
Sherry Phipps
1,113
9.3%
Total votes
11,998
100.00%
District 2
2018 Utah House of Representatives 2nd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jefferson Moss
11,952
80.6%
Democratic
Tyler Allred
2,881
19.4%
Total votes
14,833
100.00%
District 3
2018 Utah House of Representatives 3rd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Val Potter
10,617
76.4%
Democratic
Marilyn Mecham
3,273
23.6%
Total votes
13,890
100.00%
District 4
2018 Utah House of Representatives 4th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Johnson
6,086
60.8%
Democratic
Josh Brundage
3,916
39.2%
Total votes
10,002
100.00%
District 5
2018 Utah House of Representatives 5th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Casey Snider
10,597
75.7%
Democratic
Karina Andelin Brown
3,406
24.3%
Total votes
14,003
100.00%
District 6
2018 Utah House of Representatives 6th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cory Maloy
12,338
100.0%
Total votes
12,338
100.00%
District 7
2018 Utah House of Representatives 7th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kyle Andersen
9,301
66.0%
Democratic
David Owen
4,793
34.0%
Total votes
14,094
100.00%
District 8
2018 Utah House of Representatives 8th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Waldrip
6,795
50.8%
Democratic
Deana Froerer
6,581
49.2%
Total votes
13,376
100.00%
District 9
2018 Utah House of Representatives 9th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Calvin Musselman
5,130
53.0%
Democratic
Kathie Darby
4,555
47.0%
Total votes
9,685
100.00%
District 10
2018 Utah House of Representatives 10th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
LaWanna Shurtliff
5,516
52.2%
Republican
Lorraine Brown
4,719
44.7%
Other/Write-In
325
3.1%
Total votes
10,560
100.00%
District 11
2018 Utah House of Representatives 11th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kelly Miles
7,535
54.5%
Democratic
Jason Allen
6,283
45.5%
Total votes
13,818
100.00%
District 12
2018 Utah House of Representatives 12th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Schultz
8,790
70.0%
Democratic
Rick Jones
3,759
30.0%
Total votes
12,549
100.00%
District 13
2018 Utah House of Representatives 13th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Paul Ray
7,909
64.2%
Democratic
Tab Uno
4,416
35.8%
Total votes
12,325
100.00%
District 14
2018 Utah House of Representatives 14th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Karianne Lisonbee
6,868
63.1%
Democratic
Shanell Day
4,010
36.9%
Total votes
10,878
100.00%
District 15
2018 Utah House of Representatives 15th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad R. Wilson
12,289
76.9%
Democratic
Rich Miller
3,701
23.1%
Total votes
15,990
100.00%
District 16
2018 Utah House of Representatives 16th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Stephen Handy
7,948
62.5%
Democratic
Cheryl Nunn
3,708
29.1%
Libertarian
Brent Zimmerman
1,065
8.4%
Total votes
12,721
100.00%
District 17
2018 Utah House of Representatives 17th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Stewart Barlow
11,252
73.2%
Democratic
Dawn Nunn
4,117
26.8%
Total votes
15,369
100.00%
District 18
2018 Utah House of Representatives 18th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Timothy Hawkes
12,666
70.7%
Democratic
Adam Alba
5,237
29.3%
Total votes
17,903
100.00%
District 19
2018 Utah House of Representatives 19th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Raymond Ward
10,998
65.4%
Democratic
Courtney Jones
4,712
28.0%
Libertarian
Joseph Speciale
1,101
6.5%
Total votes
16,811
100.00%
District 20
2018 Utah House of Representatives 20th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Melissa Garff Ballard
10,111
65.3%
Democratic
Ryan Jones
5,379
34.7%
Total votes
15,490
100.00%
District 21
2018 Utah House of Representatives 21st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Douglas Sagers
7,809
64%
Democratic
Debbie Vigil
4,397
36%
Total votes
12,206
100.00%
District 22
2018 Utah House of Representatives 22nd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sue Duckworth
5,485
53.1%
Republican
Barbara Stallone
3,712
35.9%
Libertarian
Amber Christiansen Beltran
749
7.2%
Constitution
Marilee Roose
393
3.8%
Total votes
10,339
100.00%
District 23
2018 Utah House of Representatives 23rd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sandra Hollins
6,058
75.3%
Republican
Arnold Jones
1,982
24.7%
Total votes
8,040
100.00%
District 24
2018 Utah House of Representatives 24th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jen Dailey-Provost
14,125
77.3%
Republican
Scott Rosenbush
4,150
22.7%
Total votes
18,275
100.00%
District 25
2018 Utah House of Representatives 25th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Joel Briscoe
14,976
91.1%
United Utah
Cabot Nelson
1,458
8.9%
Total votes
16,434
100.00%
District 26
2018 Utah House of Representatives 26th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Angela Romero
7,098
75.6%
Republican
Man Hung
1,795
19.1%
Libertarian
Jonathan Greene
502
5.3%
Total votes
9,395
100.00%
District 27
2018 Utah House of Representatives 27th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brady Brammer
12,050
75.6%
Democratic
Elisabeth Luntz
3,050
19.1%
Libertarian
Joseph Geddes Buchman
497
3.1%
Independent American
Curt Crosby
344
2.2%
Total votes
15,941
100.00%
District 28
2018 Utah House of Representatives 28th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Brian King
16,494
100.00%
Total votes
100.00%
District 29
2018 Utah House of Representatives 29th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lee B. Perry
11,992
79.6%
Democratic
Kerry Wayne
3,075
20.4%
Total votes
15,067
100.00%
District 30
2018 Utah House of Representatives 30th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Winder
5,860
56.6%
Democratic
Robert Burch Jr.
4,492
43.4%
Total votes
10,352
100.00%
District 31
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Elizabeth Weight
4,976
61.6%
Republican
Fred Johnson
2,856
35.4%
United Utah
Brian Fabbi
244
3.0%
Total votes
8,076
100.00%
District 32
2018 Utah House of Representatives 32nd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Suzanne Harrison
9,465
56.26%
Republican
Brad Bonham
7,091
42.15%
United Utah
Bjorn Jones
268
1.59%
Total votes
16,824
100.00%
District 33
2018 Utah House of Representatives 33rd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Craig Hall
4,250
52.9%
Democratic
Ira Hatch
3,786
47.1%
Total votes
8,036
100.00%
District 34
2018 Utah House of Representatives 34th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Karen Kwan
7,042
60.0%
Republican
David Young
4,072
40.0%
Total votes
11,744
100.00%
District 35
2018 Utah House of Representatives 35th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mark Wheatley
6,797
63.5%
Republican
Robert Edgel
2,935
27.4%
Libertarian
Robert Edgel
967
9.04%
Total votes
11,744
100.00%
District 36
2018 Utah House of Representatives 36th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Patrice Arent
13,417
62.9%
Republican
Todd Zenger
7,903
37.1%
Total votes
21,320
100.00%
District 37
2018 Utah House of Representatives 37th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Carol Spackman Moss
11,467
62.8%
Republican
David N. Sundwell
6,786
37.2%
Total votes
18,253
100.00%
District 38
2018 Utah House of Representatives 38th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Eric Hutchings
4,364
50.7%
Democratic
David N. Sundwell
4,246
49.3%
Total votes
8,610
100.00%
District 39
2018 Utah House of Representatives 39th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jim Dunnigan
6,839
56.3%
Democratic
Stephen Peck
5,301
43.7%
Total votes
12,140
100.00%
District 40
2018 Utah House of Representatives 40th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stephanie Pitcher
11,189
69.2%
Republican
Peter L. Kraus
4,280
26.5%
Independent American
David Else
711
4.4%
Total votes
16,180
100.00%
District 41
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mark A. Strong
11,756
65.7%
Democratic
Wendy Garvin
4,535
25.3%
United Utah
Steve Watson
1,607
9.0%
Total votes
17,898
100.00%
District 42
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kim Coleman
9,723
66.9%
United Utah
Amy L Martz
4,803
33.1%
Total votes
14,526
100.00%
District 43
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cheryl K. Action
5,687
48.1%
Democratic
Diane Lewis
5,290
44.7%
Libertarian
Shawn Curtis
853
7.2%
Total votes
11,830
100.00%
District 44
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andrew Stoddard
8,284
55.0%
Republican
Bruce R. Cutler
6,768
45.0%
Total votes
15,042
100.00%
District 45
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Eliason
10,276
100.0%
Total votes
10,276
100.00%
District 46
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Marie H. Poulson
11,466
61.5%
Republican
Greg Johnson
6,246
33.5%
Libertarian
Lee Anne Walker
930
5.0%
Total votes
18,642
100.00%
District 47
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ken Ivory
6,673
53.6%
Democratic
Scott Bell
5,774
46.4%
Total votes
12,447
100.00%
District 48
2018 Utah House of Representatives 40th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Keven J. Stratton
10,736
86.9%
Independent American
Aaron Heineman
1,612
13.1%
Total votes
12,348
100.00%
District 49
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Robert Spendlove
9,107
48.5%
Democratic
Anthony Sudweeks
8,554
45.6%
United Utah
Mark Russell
1,112
5.9%
Total votes
18,773
100.00%
District 50
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Susan Pulsipher
14,312
69.6%
Democratic
Megan Wiesen
6,264
30.4%
Total votes
20,576
100.00%
District 51
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeff Stenquist
8,706
61.0%
United Utah
Michele Weeks
5,577
39.0%
Total votes
14,283
100.00%
District 52
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John Knotwell
12,640
66.5%
Democratic
Dan McClellan
6,370
33.5%
Total votes
19,010
100.00%
District 53
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Logan Wilde
11,993
64.9%
Democratic
Christopher Neville
6,474
35.1%
Total votes
18,467
100.00%
District 54
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Quinn
9,836
50.4%
Democratic
Meaghan Miller
9,674
49.6%
Total votes
19,510
100.00%
District 55
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Scott H. Chew
10,466
89.4%
Democratic
Christina Higgins
1,247
10.6%
Total votes
11,713
100.00%
District 56
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kay J. Christofferson
11,815
100.00%
Total votes
11,815
100.00%
District 57
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jon Hawkins
9,256
76.2%
United Utah
Hillary Stirling
2,898
23.8%
Total votes
12,154
100.00%
District 58
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Derrin R. Owens
9,011
78.6%
Democratic
Lynn Zaritsky
1,469
12.8%
Constitution
Russell G. Hatch
990
8.6%
Total votes
11,470
100.00%
District 59
2018 Utah House of Representatives 40th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Val L. Peterson
9,812
82.9%
Independent American
Gregory Himura
2,026
17.1%
Total votes
11,838
100.00%
District 60
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Daw
8,445
71.9%
Democratic
Alan F. Keele
3,302
28.1%
Total votes
11,747
100.00%
District 61
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Marsha Judkins
7,407
76.6%
United Utah
Eric Chase
1,405
14.5%
Utah Green Party
Matt Styles
859
8.9%
Total votes
9,671
100.00%
District 62
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Travis M. Seegmiller
13,912
100.00%
Total votes
13,912
100.00%
District 63
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Adam Robertson
3,840
100.00%
Total votes
3,840
100.00%
District 64
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Norm Thurston
4,849
55.5%
Democratic
Daniel Craig Friend
2,662
30.5%
United Utah
Hal Miller
1,219
14.0%
Total votes
8,730
100.00%
District 65
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Francis D. Gibson
10,650
76.4%
Democratic
Sue A. Womack
3,289
23.6%
Total votes
13,939
100.00%
District 66
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike McKell
10,593
83.4%
Democratic
Paul Jones Dayton
2,109
16.6%
Total votes
12,702
100.00%
District 67
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Marc Roberts
11,217
100.00%
Total votes
11,217
100.00%
District 68
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Merrill Nelson
10,509
71.4%
Democratic
Merle Travis Wall
2,367
16.1%
Constitution
Kirk D Pearson
960
6.5%
Libertarian
Denyse Housley Cox
596
4.0%
Independent American
Warren Rogers
292
2.0%
Total votes
14,724
100.00%
District 69
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Christine F. Watkins
8,589
72.1%
Democratic
Tim Glenn
3,320
27.9%
Total votes
11,909
100.00%
District 70
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Carl R. Albrecht
10,634
79.4%
Democratic
Robert Greenberg
2,753
20.6%
Total votes
13,387
100.00%
District 71
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Last
12,468
78.6%
Democratic
Chuck Goode
3,388
21.4%
Total votes
15,856
100.00%
District 72
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Rex P Shipp
8,887
74.7%
Democratic
Zeno B. Parry
2,002
16.8%
Libertarian
Barry Even Short
1,001
8.4%
Total votes
11,890
100.00%
District 73
2018 Utah House of Representatives 31st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Phil Lyman
9,388
67.5%
Democratic
Marsha M Holland
4,528
32.5%
Total votes
13,916
100.00%
District 74
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
V. Lowry Snow
13,108
76.3%
Libertarian
Daniel Holloway
4,082
23.7%
Total votes
17,190
100.00%
District 75
2018 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Walt Brooks
9,575
78.0%
Independent American
Keith R. Kelsch
1,353
11.0%
Libertarian
Michael A Gardner
1,341
10.9%
Total votes
12,269
100.00%
References
Underhill, Wendy (October 11, 2018). "The State Legislatures: More than 6,000 down-ballot races to determine control of states" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
"2018 General Election Canvass" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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