2020 Utah House of Representatives election
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All 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives 38 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 67.9%
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Brad Wilson
Brian King
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 28, 2019
January 26, 2015
Leader's seat
15–Kaysville
28–Salt Lake City
Last election
59 seats, 61.7%
16 seats, 34.1%
Seats before
59
16
Seats won
58
17
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
700,140
389,899
Percentage
61.28%
34.13%
Swing
0.41%
0.07%
Results: Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold
The 2020 Utah House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 3, 2020 to elect members to the House of Representatives . Elections were held in 75 electoral districts to elect two-year term members to the 64th Utah State Legislature . Elections were also held throughout the state for U.S. president , the U.S. House , and for the Utah Senate .
Primary elections were held on June 30, 2020.
The Republican Party retained majority control of the House by a large margin, losing only one seat to the Democratic Party in the process. This election was the first time the Democrats won 17 seats since 2010.
Predictions
Results
Overview
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
%
Before
Up
Won
After
+/–
Republican
73
918,220
66.08%
59
59
58
58
1
Democratic
54
418,843
30.14%
16
16
17
17
1
United Utah
18
38,765
2.79%
0
0
0
0
Constitution
6
10,403
0.75%
0
0
0
0
Libertarian
2
2,395
0.17%
0
0
0
0
Others
1
846
0.06%
0
0
0
0
Total
1,389,472
100.00%
75
75
75
75
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
66.08%
Democratic
30.14%
United Utah
2.79%
Constitution
0.75%
Libertarian
0.17%
Others
0.06%
House seats
Republican
77.33%
Democratic
22.67%
Close races
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 45, 0.40%
District 39, 0.54%
District 33, 1.38%
District 22, 1.88%
District 10, 2.04%
District 38, 3.34% (gain)
District 49, 7.68%
District 54, 8.66%
District 1
2020 Utah House of Representatives 1st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joel Ferry (incumbent )
15,098
79.40%
Democratic
Amber Hardy
2,514
13.22%
Constitution
Sherry Phipps
1,402
7.37%
Total votes
19,014
100.00%
District 2
District 3
2020 Utah House of Representatives 3rd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Petersen
15,197
73.73%
Democratic
Holly Gunther
5,415
26.27%
Total votes
20,612
100.00%
District 4
2020 Utah House of Representatives 4th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Johnson (incumbent )
8,196
59.43%
Democratic
Mary DaSilva
5,595
40.57%
Total votes
13,791
100.00%
District 5
2020 Utah House of Representatives 5th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Casey Snider (incumbent )
15,841
79.57%
Democratic
Lauren Abell
4,068
20.43%
Total votes
19,909
100.00%
District 6
2020 Utah House of Representatives 6th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cory Maloy (incumbent )
19,551
80.40%
United Utah
Christopher Rawlins
4,767
19.60%
Total votes
24,318
100.00%
District 7
2020 Utah House of Representatives 7th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ryan Wilcox
12,055
64.60%
Democratic
Grant Protzman
6,607
35.40%
Total votes
18,662
100.00%
District 8
2020 Utah House of Representatives 8th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Waldrip (incumbent )
10,067
56.98%
Democratic
Oscar Mata
7,600
43.02%
Total votes
17,667
100.00%
District 9
2020 Utah House of Representatives 9th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cal Musselman
8,426
58.41%
Democratic
Steve Olsen
5,999
41.59%
Total votes
14,425
100.00%
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
2020 Utah House of Representatives 13th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Paul Ray (incumbent )
10,798
63.15%
Democratic
Tab Uno
6,302
36.85%
Total votes
17,100
100.00%
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
2020 Utah House of Representatives 22nd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Clare Collard
7,239
50.94%
Republican
Anthony Loubet
6,973
49.06%
Total votes
14,212
100.00%
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
2020 Utah House of Representatives 29th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Matt Gwynn
17,452
78.62%
Democratic
Kerry Wayne
4,054
18.26%
United Utah
Tanner Greenhalgh
691
3.11%
Total votes
22,197
100.00%
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Fatima Dirie
695
67.74%
Democratic
Ofa Matagi
331
32.26%
Total votes
1,026
100.00%
District 34
District 35
District 36
2020 Utah House of Representatives 36th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Doug Owens
14,350
59.70%
Republican
Lisa Bagley
9,365
38.96%
Constitution
Nishan Beglarian
321
1.34%
Total votes
24,036
100.00%
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
2020 Utah House of Representatives 41st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mark Strong (incumbent )
17,312
69.40%
Democratic
Wendy Garvin
6,032
24.18%
United Utah
David Lundgren
1,602
6.42%
Total votes
24,946
100.00%
District 42
Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jordan Teuscher
3,973
57.91%
Republican
Aaron Starks
2,888
42.09%
Total votes
6,861
100.00%
2020 Utah House of Representatives 42nd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jordan Teuscher
14,011
58.53%
Democratic
Samuel Winkler
8,749
36.55%
United Utah
Ryan Boudwin
1,178
4.92%
Total votes
23,938
100.00%
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
2020 Utah House of Representatives 46th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Gay Bennion
12,467
56.61%
Republican
Jaren Davis
8,520
38.69%
Libertarian
Lee Anne Walker
1,034
4.70%
Total votes
22,021
100.00%
District 47
Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Christiansen (incumbent )
2,943
58.10%
Republican
Nathan Brown
2,122
41.90%
Total votes
5,065
100.00%
2020 Utah House of Representatives 47th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steve Christiansen (incumbent )
9,285
57.49%
Democratic
Scott Bell
6,867
42.51%
Total votes
16,152
100.00%
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
2020 Utah House of Representatives 51st district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeff Stenquist (incumbent )
12,773
63.36%
Democratic
David Hunt
7,385
36.64%
Total votes
20,158
100.00%
District 52
District 53
2020 Utah House of Representatives 53rd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kera Birkeland
15,142
63.62%
Democratic
Cheryl Butler
8,657
36.38%
Total votes
23,799
100.00%
District 54
Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Kohler
5,207
66.20%
Republican
Randy Favero
2,658
33.80%
Total votes
7,865
100.00%
2020 Utah House of Representatives 54th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Kohler
14,275
54.33%
Democratic
Meaghan Miller
11,999
45.67%
Total votes
26,274
100.00%
District 55
2020 Utah House of Representatives 55th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Scott Chew (incumbent )
15,774
100%
Total votes
15,774
100%
District 56
District 57
2020 Utah House of Representatives 57th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jon Hawkins (incumbent )
17,451
100%
Total votes
17,451
100%
District 58
Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steven Lund
5,203
57.47%
Republican
Clinton Painter
3,850
42.53%
Total votes
9,053
100.00%
2020 Utah House of Representatives 58th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steven Lund
14,401
84.63%
Constitution
Russell Hatch
1,807
10.62%
United Utah
J. Homer Morrill
809
4.75%
Total votes
17,017
100.00%
District 59
District 60
2020 Utah House of Representatives 60th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Nelson Abbott
11,683
72.71%
United Utah
Christine Heath
3,540
22.03%
Independent
Tommy Williams
846
5.26%
Total votes
16,069
100.00%
District 61
District 62
2020 Utah House of Representatives 62nd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Travis Seegmiller (incumbent )
22,562
100%
Total votes
22,562
100%
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jefferson Burton
4,675
60.01%
Republican
Kari Malkovich
3,115
39.99%
Total votes
7,790
100.00%
2020 Utah House of Representatives 66th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jefferson Burton
17,515
100%
Total votes
17,515
100%
District 67
2020 Utah House of Representatives 67th district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Doug Welton
18,478
100%
Total votes
18,478
100%
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
2020 Utah House of Representatives 73rd district election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Phil Lyman (incumbent )
14,518
100%
Total votes
14,518
100%
District 74
District 75
Notes
Districts 2, 27, 55, 57, 62, 64–67, 69, 71, and 73 have no data, and are only contested by Republican candidates.
Districts 24 and 26 have no data, and are only contested by Democratic candidates.
^ The Associated Press has not officially called this race for either candidate.
References
"October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
"Election Results, Data & Historical Information" . utah.gov . State of Utah. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^ "Election Results" , Associated Press , July 7, 2020
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