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Utah House of Representatives • 2012 Utah Senate Elections

Elections for the office of Utah House of Representatives were held in Utah on November 6, 2012. All 75 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 15, 2012. The primary Election Day was June 26, 2012.

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Incumbents retiring[edit]

Name	Party	Current office
Christopher Herrod	Republican	House District 62
Craig Frank	Republican	House District 57
David Litvack	Democratic	House District 26
Evan Vickers	Republican	House District 72
John Dougall	Republican	House District 27
Kenneth Sumsion	Republican	House District 56
Michael Morley	Republican	House District 66
Patrick Painter	Republican	House District 67
Todd Kiser	Republican	House District 41
Wayne Harper	Republican	House District 43

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Utah House of Representatives:

Utah House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	17	14
	Republican Party	58	61
Total		75	75

Campaign contributions[edit]

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Utah in past years and the cumulative amount of dollars raised in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	209	$3,736,373
2008	236	$3,539,985
2006	175	$3,286,025
2004	250	$2,066,663
2002	155	$2,040,055

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $3,736,373 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Donor	Amount
Utah Association of Realtors	$108,500
Reagan Outdoor Advertising	$71,888
Utah League of Credit Unions	$57,985
Utah House Republican Elections Cmte	$57,205
Utah Cmte for a Democratic Majority	$48,250
Sorensen, Beverly T	$38,200
Merit Medical Systems	$35,850
Utah Education Association	$35,829
Edwards, Becky	$35,500
Utah Hospitals & Health Systems Association	$34,600

Qualifications[edit]

To be eligible to serve in the Utah House of Representatives, a candidate must be:^[3]

A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
25 years old at the filing deadline time
A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, can be a member of the state senate, provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.
A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:

* A U.S. citizen

* A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election

* At least 18 years old by the next election

* His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.

Impact of redistricting[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Utah

In October 2011, the Republican-dominated Legislature passed and Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed new legislative maps that were hailed as bipartisan successes, unlike the contentious congressional redistricting process.

Five pairs of incumbents were placed into districts:

David Litvack (D) and Brian Doughty (D) - Litvack did not run for re-election.
Janice Fisher (D) and Fred Cox (R)
Todd Kiser (R) and LaVar Christensen (R) - Kiser did not run for re-election, and Christensen ran in District 32.
Stephen Sandstrom (R) and Christopher Herrod (R) - Sandstrom ran for U.S. House, District 4. Herrod opted not to run for re-election.
Brad J Galvez (R) and Jeremy Peterson (R) - Galvez ran in District 29.^[4]

List of candidates[edit]

District 1[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

DeLoy Mecham a

June 26 GOP primary:

Ronda Menlove a Incumbent Menlove first assumed office in 2005.

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Becky Maddox a

November 6 General election candidates:

DeLoy Mecham: 1,929

Ronda Menlove: 10,429

Becky Maddox: 1,403

District 2[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

David Lifferth a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Lifferth: 10,924

District 3[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Roger Donohoe a

June 26 GOP primary:

Jack Draxler a Incumbent Draxler first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Roger Donohoe: 4,185

Jack Draxler: 9,995

District 4[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Doug Thompson a

June 26 GOP primary:

David G Butterfield 1,037 Incumbent Butterfield first assumed office in 2011.
Edward Redd 1,483 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Doug Thompson: 3,429

Edward Redd: 8,107

District 5[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Al Snyder a

June 26 GOP primary:

Curt Webb a Incumbent Webb first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Al Snyder: 2,217

Curt Webb: 11,946

District 6[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Gabrielle Hodson a

June 26 GOP primary:

Jake Anderegg 1,440 a
Seth Moore 1,098

Republican convention:

Jake Anderegg a
Sean Hullinger
Seth Moore a
David Sindt

November 6 General election candidates:

Gabrielle Hodson: 1,987

Jake Anderegg: 10,513

District 7[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Linda Protzman a

June 26 GOP primary:

Ryan Wilcox a Incumbent Wilcox first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Linda Protzman: 3,857

Ryan Wilcox: 9,614

District 8[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Nicholas A. Velis a

June 26 GOP primary:

Gage Froerer a Incumbent Froerer first assumed office in 2007.

June 26 Libertarian primary:

Jared Paul Stratton a

November 6 General election candidates:

Nicholas A. Velis: 3,604

Gage Froerer: 7,650

Jared Paul Stratton: 658

District 9[edit]

Democratic convention:

Ron Atencio
Neil Hansen a

June 26 GOP primary:

Jeremy Peterson a Incumbent Peterson first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Neil Hansen: 3,372

Jeremy Peterson: 5,079

District 10[edit]

Democratic convention:

Christopher Winn a
Kent Winward

June 26 GOP primary:

Dixon M Pitcher a Incumbent Pitcher first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Christopher Winn: 4,681

Dixon M Pitcher: 5,558

District 11[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Pamela Udy a

Note: T.R. Morgan withdrew prior to the primary.

June 26 GOP primary:

Brad Dee a Incumbent Dee first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Pamela Udy: 4,332

Brad Dee: 9,266

District 12[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Benjamin Pales a

June 26 GOP primary:

Richard Greenwood a Incumbent Greenwood first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Benjamin Pales: 3,333

Richard Greenwood: 8,610

District 13[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

K. Bradley Asay a

Republican convention:

Paul Ray a Incumbent Ray first assumed office in 2005.
Mark Sessions
Lorenzo Swank

November 6 General election candidates:

K. Bradley Asay: 3,667

Paul Ray: 8,256

District 14[edit]

Democratic convention:

Jon Christensen a
Justin Clarke

Republican convention:

Curtis Oda a Incumbent Oda first assumed office in 2005.
Cheryl Lynn Phipps

November 6 General election candidates:

Jon Christensen: 3,028

Curtis Oda: 7,490

District 15[edit]

Democratic convention:

Gibbs Smith a
Sherri Tatton

June 26 GOP primary:

Brad R Wilson a Incumbent Wilson first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gibbs Smith: 2,662

Brad R Wilson: 11,278

District 16[edit]

Democratic convention:

Denise Fowler
Douglas Sill a

June 26 GOP primary:

Chris Crowder 1,057
Stephen Handy 1,988 a Incumbent Handy first assumed office in 2010.

June 26 Libertarian primary:

Kevin Bryan a

November 6 General election candidates:

Douglas Sill: 3,564

Stephen Handy: 8,252

Kevin Bryan: 533

District 17[edit]

Democratic convention:

Bonnie Peterson Flint a
Vic Scott

June 26 GOP primary:

Stewart Barlow a Incumbent Barlow first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bonnie Peterson Flint: 4,652

Stewart Barlow: 11,205

District 18[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Richard Bagley 85
Doug Macdonald 163 a

June 26 GOP primary:

Roger Barrus a Incumbent Barrus first assumed office in 2001.

Note: Peter Cannon withdrew prior to the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Doug Macdonald: 4,466

Roger Barrus: 12,884

District 19[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Lynn Anderson a

June 26 GOP primary:

Jim Nielson a Incumbent Nielson first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lynn Anderson: 4,875

Jim Nielson: 12,283

District 20[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Daniel Donahoe a

Republican convention:

Becky Edwards a Incumbent Edwards first assumed office in 2009.
Aaron Nelson

November 6 General election candidates:

Daniel Donahoe: 3,443

Becky Edwards: 10,807

District 21[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

David Lowe Swan a

June 26 GOP primary:

Alison McCoy 828
Douglas Sagers 970 a Incumbent Sagers first assumed office in 2011.

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

William Bodine a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Lowe Swan: 4,001

Douglas Sagers: 6,795

William Bodine: 545

District 22[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Sue Duckworth a Incumbent Duckworth first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 GOP primary:

Note: Mark Spute withdrew prior to the primary.

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Marilee Roose a

June 26 American Elect Party primary:

Sarge Froehle a

November 6 General election candidates:

Sue Duckworth: 6,402

Marilee Roose: 2,331

Note: Sarge Froehle filed for candidacy, but did not appear on the official list of candidates on the November 2012 ballot.^[5]^[6]

District 23[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Jennifer Seelig a Incumbent Seelig first assumed office in 2006.

June 26 GOP primary:

Richard D M Barnes a

June 26 Libertarian primary:

Note: Scott Christian Bauer withdrew prior to the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jennifer Seelig: 5,109

Richard D M Barnes: 2,302

District 24[edit]

Democratic convention:

Rebecca Chavez-Houck a Incumbent Chavez-Houck first assumed office in 2007.
Richard Nahum Goldberger

June 26 GOP primary:

J. P. Hughes a

November 6 General election candidates:

Rebecca Chavez-Houck: 10,613

J. P. Hughes: 4,431

District 25[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Joel Briscoe a Incumbent Briscoe first assumed office in 2010.

June 26 GOP primary:

Sinama Meli a

Note: S. Jacquie Nielsen withdrew prior to the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Joel Briscoe: 11,288

Sinama Meli: 2,768

District 26[edit]

Note: Incumbent David Litvack (D) did not seek re-election.

Democratic convention:

Brian Doughty - Incumbent Doughty first assumed office in 2011.
Angela Romero a

Republican convention:

Bryan Smith Farnsworth
Andres Paredes a

June 26 Green Party primary:

Mark Dee Whitaker a

November 6 General election candidates:

Angela Romero: 4,926

Andres Paredes: 2,077

Mark Dee Whitaker: 528

District 27[edit]

Note: Incumbent John Dougall (R) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Mike Kennedy 2,586 a
Sarah Nitta 2,299

Republican convention:

Ross Ford
Larry Hilton
Mike Kennedy a
Sarah Nitta a
Nancy Herbert Sechrest

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Scott Morgan a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Kennedy: 14,335

Scott Morgan: 1,222

District 28[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Brian King a Incumbent King first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 GOP primary:

Rick Raile a

November 6 General election candidates:

Brian King: 12,530

Rick Raile: 6,104

District 29[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Heidi Bitton a

June 26 GOP primary:

Brad J Galvez 1,440 Incumbent Galvez first assumed office in 2011.
Lee B. Perry 2,287 a Incumbent Perry first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Heidi Bitton: 2,910

Lee B. Perry: 11,525

District 30[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Janice Fisher a Incumbent Fisher first assumed office in 2005.

June 26 GOP primary:

Fred Cox a Incumbent Cox first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Janice Fisher: 5,385

Fred Cox: 5,029

District 31[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Larry Wiley a Incumbent Wiley first assumed office in 2005.

June 26 GOP primary:

Fred Johnson a

Note: K. Ryan Jenkins withdrew prior to the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Larry Wiley: 3,872

Fred Johnson: 3,795

District 32[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Alain Balmanno a

Republican convention:

LaVar Christensen a Incumbent Christensen first assumed office in 2011.
Austin Linford

November 6 General election candidates:

Alain Balmanno: 5,426

LaVar Christensen: 10,940

District 33[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Neal Hendrickson 223 Incumbent Hendrickson first assumed office in 1991.
Liz Muniz 286 a

Republican convention:

Martin Baer
Ella Duke-Baxter
Craig Hall a
Kimly Mangum

November 6 General election candidates:

Liz Muniz: 3,782

Craig Hall: 4,234

District 34[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Celina Milner a

June 26 GOP primary:

Johnny Anderson a Incumbent Anderson first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Celina Milner: 5,464

Johnny Anderson: 6,255

District 35[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Mark Wheatley a Incumbent Wheatley first assumed office in 2005.

Republican convention:

Steve Anderson
Casey Fitts a

June 26 Libertarian primary:

Chelsea Travis a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Wheatley: 4,780

Casey Fitts: 3,516

Chelsea Travis: 595

District 36[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Patrice Arent a Incumbent Arent first assumed office in 2011.

Republican convention:

Brady Curtis
Dana Dickson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Patrice Arent: 12,268

Dana Dickson: 8,190

District 37[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Carol Moss a Incumbent Moss first assumed office in 2001.

June 26 GOP primary:

Anne-Marie Lampropoulos a

November 6 General election candidates:

Carol Moss: 9,002

Anne-Marie Lampropoulos: 8,450

District 38[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Elias McGraw a

June 26 GOP primary:

Eric Hutchings a Incumbent Hutchings first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Elias McGraw: 3,633

Eric Hutchings: 5,079

District 39[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Barbara Eubanks a

June 26 GOP primary:

Jim Dunnigan a Incumbent Dunnigan first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Barbara Eubanks: 4,928

Jim Dunnigan: 7,484

District 40[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Lynn Hemingway a Incumbent Hemingway first assumed office in 2007.

Republican convention:

Lee Howard
Grace Sperry a

November 6 General election candidates:

Lynn Hemingway: 8,777

Grace Sperry: 5,929

District 41[edit]

Note: Incumbent Todd Kiser (R) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Note: Cristopher Balmanno withdrew prior to the primary.

Republican convention:

Jason Bible
Dan McCay a Incumbent McCay first assumed office in 2012.

Note: Jeremiah Edwards withdrew prior to the primary.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dan McCay: 13,658

District 42[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

Republican convention:

Jim Bird a Incumbent Bird first assumed office in 2007.
John Scott, Sr.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Bird: 10,600

District 43[edit]

Note: Incumbent Wayne Harper (R) ran for election to District 6 of the Utah State Senate.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Jeff Bell a

Republican convention:

Peggy Jo Kennett
Earl Tanner a
Ben Watson

November 6 General election candidates:

Jeff Bell: 4,726

Earl Tanner: 7,113

District 44[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Tim Cosgrove a Incumbent Cosgrove first assumed office in 2005.

June 26 GOP primary:

Christy Achziger a

Independent candidate:

John Jackson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Tim Cosgrove: 7,412

Christy Achziger: 5,690

John Jackson: 334

District 45[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Gary Forbush a

Note: Brant Thomsen withdrew prior to the primary.

June 26 GOP primary:

Steven Eliason a Incumbent Eliason first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gary Forbush: 6,471

Steven Eliason: 8,048

District 46[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Marie Poulson a Incumbent Poulson first assumed office in 2009.

Republican convention:

Wyatt Christensen a
N William Clayton
Lee Anne Walker

November 6 General election candidates:

Marie Poulson: 9,869

Wyatt Christensen: 8,192

District 47[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Joseph Huey a

June 26 GOP primary:

Ken Ivory a Incumbent Ivory first assumed office in 2011.

June 26 Libertarian primary:

Chase Lantis a

November 6 General election candidates:

Joseph Huey: 3,856

Ken Ivory: 7,354

Chase Lantis: 554

District 48[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Taz Murray 2,503
Keven Stratton 3,020 a

Republican convention:

Dani Hartvigsen
Taz Murray a
Taylor Oldroyd
Keven Stratton a Incumbent Stratton first assumed office in 2012.
Steve White

November 6 General election candidates:

Keven Stratton: 13,237

District 49[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Mark Quigley a

June 26 GOP primary:

Derek Brown a Incumbent Brown first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Quigley: 7,191

Derek Brown: 11,365

District 50[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Billie Gay Larson a

Republican convention:

Rich Cunningham a
Merlynn Newbold Incumbent Newbold first assumed office in 2001.
Steven E Roberts

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Note: Russell G Hatch was a Constitution Party candidate, but he withdrew his candidacy on August 15, 2012.^[7]

November 6 General election candidates:

Billie Gay Larson: 3,978

Rich Cunningham: 13,508

District 51[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Sonja Jorgensen a

June 26 GOP primary:

Gregory Hughes a Incumbent Hughes first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sonja Jorgensen: 4,061

Gregory Hughes: 9,270

District 52[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Daniel Paget a

Republican convention:

Michelle Facer Baguley
John Knotwell a
Joseph Ross
Jewel Skousen

Note: Mike Livsey and Dennis Sampson withdrew prior to the primary.

Independent candidate:

Aaron Davis a

November 6 General election candidates:

Daniel Paget: 2,958

John Knotwell: 9,928

Aaron Davis: 601

District 53[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

Republican convention:

Melvin Brown a Incumbent Brown first assumed office in 2007.
John Zimmerman

November 6 General election candidates:

Melvin Brown: 13,669

District 54[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Chris Robinson a

June 26 GOP primary:

Kraig Powell a Incumbent Powell first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Chris Robinson: 6,356

Kraig Powell: 9,252

District 55[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

Republican convention:

Mark Caldwell
John Mathis a Incumbent Mathis first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Mathis: 12,252

District 56[edit]

Note: Incumbent Kenneth Sumsion (R) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Leslie Dalton a

June 26 GOP primary:

Kay Christofferson 2,261 a
Christy Kane 1,584

November 6 General election candidates:

Leslie Dalton: 1,701

Kay Christofferson: 11,921

District 57[edit]

Note: Incumbent Craig Frank (R) ran for election to District 14 of the Utah State Senate.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Scott Gygi a

June 26 GOP primary:

Brian Greene 2,057 a
John Glen Stevens 1,653

Republican convention:

Brian Greene a
John Glen Stevens a
Deanne Taylor

November 6 General election candidates:

Scott Gygi: 1,823

Brian Greene: 11,029

District 58[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

Republican convention:

Spencer Cox a
David Parrish

November 6 General election candidates:

Spencer Cox: 11,839

District 59[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Val Peterson a Incumbent Peterson first assumed office in 2011.

June 26 Libertarian primary:

Kenny Barlow a

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Benjamin Norton a

November 6 General election candidates:

Val Peterson: 9,971

Kenny Barlow: 880

Benjamin Norton: 840

District 60[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Emmanuel Kepas a

Note: Alan Keele withdrew prior to the primary.

June 26 GOP primary:

Bradley Daw 2,073
Dana Layton 2,285 a

Republican convention:

Bradley Daw a Incumbent Daw first assumed office in 2005.
Dana Layton a
Jacob A.I. Siebach

November 6 General election candidates:

Emmanuel Kepas: 2,075

Dana Layton: 10,801

District 61[edit]

Democratic convention:

Robert Patterson a
Kirby Sniderman

June 26 GOP primary:

Keith Grover a Incumbent Grover first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Robert Patterson: 2,422

Keith Grover: 8,786

District 62[edit]

Note: Incumbent Christopher Herrod (R) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Brent Holloway a

Republican convention:

Austin Anderson
Mary Burkett
Michael Lee Heaton
Jon Stanard a

November 6 General election candidates:

Brent Holloway: 3,404

Jon Stanard: 9,774

District 63[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Dean Sanpei a Incumbent Sanpei first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dean Sanpei: 5,057

District 64[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Boyd Jay Petersen a

June 26 GOP primary:

Rebecca Lockhart a Incumbent Lockhart first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

Boyd Jay Petersen: 2,193

Rebecca Lockhart: 6,989

District 65[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Francis Gibson a Incumbent Gibson first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Ken Bowers a

November 6 General election candidates:

Francis Gibson: 11,183

Ken Bowers: 1,718

District 66[edit]

Note: Incumbent Michael Morley (R) did not seek re-election.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Brian Hauglid a

Republican convention:

Carolina Herrin
Mike McKell a
Robert Milton
Kyle Roberts

November 6 General election candidates:

Brian Hauglid: 1,790

Mike McKell: 10,779

District 67[edit]

Note: Incumbent Patrick Painter (R) ran for election to District 24 of the Utah State Senate.

June 26 Democratic primary:

Scott Parkin a

Republican convention:

Richard L Behling
Jim Griffin
Keith Mitchell
Marc Roberts a
John Ryan

November 6 General election candidates:

Scott Parkin: 2,074

Marc Roberts: 9,454

District 68[edit]

Democratic convention:

Jerry Edward
Thomas Nedreberg a

June 26 GOP primary:

Merrill Nelson 1,910 a
Bill Wright 1,744

Republican convention:

William Craig
Jeff McNeil
Merrill Nelson a
Terry Pierce
Bill Wright a Incumbent Wright first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Paul McCollaum, Jr. a

November 6 General election candidates:

Thomas Nedreberg: 2,531

Merrill Nelson: 9,831

Paul McCollaum, Jr.: 953

District 69[edit]

Democratic convention:

Stanley Larson
Christine Watkins a Incumbent Watkins first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 GOP primary:

Jerry Anderson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Christine Watkins: 6,159

Jerry Anderson: 6,476

District 70[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Wayne Hoskisson a

Republican convention:

Kay McIff a Incumbent McIff first assumed office in 2007.
Lenard Wright

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

L S Brown a

November 6 General election candidates:

Wayne Hoskisson: 2,742

Kay McIff: 10,332

L S Brown: 988

District 71[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Billy Kehl a

June 26 GOP primary:

Brad Last a Incumbent Last first assumed office in 2003.

Note: John Cannon Leavitt withdrew prior to the primary.

June 26 Constitution Party primary:

Paul Sevy a

November 6 General election candidates:

Billy Kehl: 2,109

Brad Last: 10,546

Paul Sevy: 890

District 72[edit]

Note: Incumbent Evan Vickers (R) ran for election to District 28 of the Utah State Senate.

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Matthew D Carling 1,321
John Westwood 2,679 a

Republican convention:

Ryan Bundy
Matthew D Carling a
Marlo Jensen
Albert Montoya
John Westwood a

June 26 Libertarian Party primary:

Barry Short a

November 6 General election candidates:

John Westwood: 10,451

Barry Short: 1,786

District 73[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 26 GOP primary:

Michael Noel a Incumbent Noel first assumed office in 2003.

June 26 Utah Justice Party primary:

Ty Markham a

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Noel: 9,600

Ty Markham: 3,741

District 74[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Lee Ann Riddoch a

June 26 GOP primary:

V. Lowry Snow a Incumbent Snow first assumed office in 2012.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lee Ann Riddoch: 3,771

V. Lowry Snow: 12,435

District 75[edit]

June 26 Democratic primary:

Cimarron Chacon a

June 26 GOP primary:

Don Ipson a Incumbent Ipson first assumed office in 2009.

June 26 Constitution primary:

Randall Hinton a

November 6 General election candidates:

Cimarron Chacon: 2,079

Don Ipson: 10,299

Randall Hinton: 701

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

Utah Secretary of State - 2012 General Election Candidates by Office

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Follow the Money, Utah
↑ Follow the Money: "Utah House 2010 Campaign Contributions"
↑ Qualifications for running for Utah House of Representatives
↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "Governor OKs new congressional maps," October 21, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2012
↑ Vote.Utah.Gov, "Election Candidates," accessed September 21, 2012
↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor: Elections, "2012 Candidate Filings," accessed September 21, 2012
↑ Utah Secretary of State, "Salt Lake County Elections Office - Russel G. Hatch," August 15, 2012

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