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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]
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:
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:
List of candidates[edit]
District 1[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
DeLoy Mecham: 1,929
Ronda Menlove: 10,429 
Becky Maddox: 1,403
District 2[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
David Lifferth: 10,924 
District 3[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Doug Thompson: 3,429
Edward Redd: 8,107 
District 5[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Gabrielle Hodson: 1,987
Jake Anderegg: 10,513 
District 7[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
- Gage Froerer
a Incumbent Froerer first assumed office in 2007.
June 26 Libertarian primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Nicholas A. Velis: 3,604
Gage Froerer: 7,650 
Jared Paul Stratton: 658
District 9[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Neil Hansen: 3,372
Jeremy Peterson: 5,079 
District 10[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Christopher Winn: 4,681
Dixon M Pitcher: 5,558 
District 11[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
- 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:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Benjamin Pales: 3,333
Richard Greenwood: 8,610 
District 13[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
K. Bradley Asay: 3,667
Paul Ray: 8,256 
District 14[edit]
Democratic convention:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Jon Christensen: 3,028
Curtis Oda: 7,490 
District 15[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Gibbs Smith: 2,662
Brad R Wilson: 11,278 
District 16[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
June 26 Libertarian primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Douglas Sill: 3,564
Stephen Handy: 8,252 
Kevin Bryan: 533
District 17[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Bonnie Peterson Flint: 4,652
Stewart Barlow: 11,205 
District 18[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
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:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Daniel Donahoe: 3,443
Becky Edwards: 10,807 
District 21[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
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:
June 26 American Elect Party primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
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:
- 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:
Republican convention:
- June 26 Green Party primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
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:
November 6 General election candidates:
Brian King: 12,530 
Rick Raile: 6,104
District 29[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
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:
- 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:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Alain Balmanno: 5,426
LaVar Christensen: 10,940 
District 33[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Liz Muniz: 3,782
Craig Hall: 4,234 
District 34[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Celina Milner: 5,464
Johnny Anderson: 6,255 
District 35[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
June 26 Libertarian primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Mark Wheatley: 4,780 
Casey Fitts: 3,516
Chelsea Travis: 595
District 36[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
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:
November 6 General election candidates:
Carol Moss: 9,002 
Anne-Marie Lampropoulos: 8,450
District 38[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Elias McGraw: 3,633
Eric Hutchings: 5,079 
District 39[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
Republican convention:
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:
- Note: Jeremiah Edwards withdrew prior to the primary.
November 6 General election candidates:
Dan McCay: 13,658 
District 42[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
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:
Republican convention:
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:
Independent candidate:
November 6 General election candidates:
Tim Cosgrove: 7,412 
Christy Achziger: 5,690
John Jackson: 334
District 45[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
- Note: Brant Thomsen withdrew prior to the primary.
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Gary Forbush: 6,471
Steven Eliason: 8,048 
District 46[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Marie Poulson: 9,869 
Wyatt Christensen: 8,192
District 47[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
- Ken Ivory
a Incumbent Ivory first assumed office in 2011.
June 26 Libertarian primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Joseph Huey: 3,856
Ken Ivory: 7,354 
Chase Lantis: 554
District 48[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Keven Stratton: 13,237 
District 49[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
Republican convention:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Sonja Jorgensen: 4,061
Gregory Hughes: 9,270 
District 52[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
- Note: Mike Livsey and Dennis Sampson withdrew prior to the primary.
Independent candidate:
November 6 General election candidates:
Daniel Paget: 2,958
John Knotwell: 9,928 
Aaron Davis: 601
District 53[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Melvin Brown: 13,669 
District 54[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
Republican convention:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Scott Gygi: 1,823
Brian Greene: 11,029 
District 58[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Spencer Cox: 11,839 
District 59[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
- Val Peterson
a Incumbent Peterson first assumed office in 2011.
June 26 Libertarian primary:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Val Peterson: 9,971 
Kenny Barlow: 880
Benjamin Norton: 840
District 60[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
- Note: Alan Keele withdrew prior to the primary.
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Emmanuel Kepas: 2,075
Dana Layton: 10,801 
District 61[edit]
Democratic convention:
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:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Brent Holloway: 3,404
Jon Stanard: 9,774 
District 63[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Boyd Jay Petersen: 2,193
Rebecca Lockhart: 6,989 
District 65[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
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:
Republican convention:
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:
Republican convention:
November 6 General election candidates:
Scott Parkin: 2,074
Marc Roberts: 9,454 
District 68[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Thomas Nedreberg: 2,531
Merrill Nelson: 9,831 
Paul McCollaum, Jr.: 953
District 69[edit]
Democratic convention:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Christine Watkins: 6,159
Jerry Anderson: 6,476 
District 70[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
Republican convention:
June 26 Constitution Party primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Wayne Hoskisson: 2,742
Kay McIff: 10,332 
L S Brown: 988
District 71[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
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:
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:
June 26 GOP primary:
Republican convention:
June 26 Libertarian Party primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
John Westwood: 10,451 
Barry Short: 1,786
District 73[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
June 26 Utah Justice Party primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Michael Noel: 9,600 
Ty Markham: 3,741
District 74[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Lee Ann Riddoch: 3,771
V. Lowry Snow: 12,435 
District 75[edit]
June 26 Democratic primary:
June 26 GOP primary:
- Don Ipson
a Incumbent Ipson first assumed office in 2009.
June 26 Constitution primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
Cimarron Chacon: 2,079
Don Ipson: 10,299 
Randall Hinton: 701
See also[edit]
External links[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