2018 Utah House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2018 Utah House of Representatives election
Country:Utah
Flag Year:2011
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Utah House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 Utah House of Representatives election
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives
Majority Seats:38
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Leader2:Brian King
Party2:Utah Democratic Party
Leader Since2:January 26, 2015
Leaders Seat2:28–Salt Lake City
Last Election2:13 seats, 21.3%
Seats Before2:13
Seats2:16
Seat Change2:3
Percentage2:34.06%
Image1:Greg Hughes, 2016.jpg
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Leader1:Greg Hughes
Party1:Utah Republican Party
Leader Since1:January 26, 2015
Leaders Seat1:51–Draper
Last Election1:62 seats, 78.7%
Seats Before1:62
Seats1:59
Seat Change1:3
Percentage1:61.69%
Map Size:350px
Speaker
Before Election:Greg Hughes
Before Party:Utah Republican Party
After Election:Brad Wilson
After Party:Utah Republican Party
Popular Vote1:624,450
Popular Vote2:344,736
Swing1:17.1
Swing2:12.8

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.[1] 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.[2]

District 75

References

  1. Web site: The State Legislatures: More than 6,000 down-ballot races to determine control of states. Underhill. Wendy. 11 October 2018. Sabato's Crystal Ball. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422111033/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/18253/. 22 April 2019. 21 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 2018 General Election Canvass. 15 April 2022.