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.
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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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Of the seventy-five seats, Republican candidates won fifty-nine and Democratic candidates won sixteen.[2]
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jefferson Moss | 11,952 | 80.6% | |
Democratic | Tyler Allred | 2,881 | 19.4% | |
Total votes | 14,833 | 100.00% |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Val Potter | 10,617 | 76.4% | |
Democratic | Marilyn Mecham | 3,273 | 23.6% | |
Total votes | 13,890 | 100.00% |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Johnson | 6,086 | 60.8% | |
Democratic | Josh Brundage | 3,916 | 39.2% | |
Total votes | 10,002 | 100.00% |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Casey Snider | 10,597 | 75.7% | |
Democratic | Karina Andelin Brown | 3,406 | 24.3% | |
Total votes | 14,003 | 100.00% |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cory Maloy | 12,338 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 12,338 | 100.00% |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kyle Andersen | 9,301 | 66.0% | |
Democratic | David Owen | 4,793 | 34.0% | |
Total votes | 14,094 | 100.00% |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Waldrip | 6,795 | 50.8% | |
Democratic | Deana Froerer | 6,581 | 49.2% | |
Total votes | 13,376 | 100.00% |
District 9 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelly Miles | 7,535 | 54.5% | |
Democratic | Jason Allen | 6,283 | 45.5% | |
Total votes | 13,818 | 100.00% |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Schultz | 8,790 | 70.0% | |
Democratic | Rick Jones | 3,759 | 30.0% | |
Total votes | 12,549 | 100.00% |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Ray | 7,909 | 64.2% | |
Democratic | Tab Uno | 4,416 | 35.8% | |
Total votes | 12,325 | 100.00% |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Karianne Lisonbee | 6,868 | 63.1% | |
Democratic | Shanell Day | 4,010 | 36.9% | |
Total votes | 10,878 | 100.00% |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad R. Wilson | 12,289 | 76.9% | |
Democratic | Rich Miller | 3,701 | 23.1% | |
Total votes | 15,990 | 100.00% |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stewart Barlow | 11,252 | 73.2% | |
Democratic | Dawn Nunn | 4,117 | 26.8% | |
Total votes | 15,369 | 100.00% |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Timothy Hawkes | 12,666 | 70.7% | |
Democratic | Adam Alba | 5,237 | 29.3% | |
Total votes | 17,903 | 100.00% |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Melissa Garff Ballard | 10,111 | 65.3% | |
Democratic | Ryan Jones | 5,379 | 34.7% | |
Total votes | 15,490 | 100.00% |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Douglas Sagers | 7,809 | 64% | |
Democratic | Debbie Vigil | 4,397 | 36% | |
Total votes | 12,206 | 100.00% |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sandra Hollins | 6,058 | 75.3% | |
Republican | Arnold Jones | 1,982 | 24.7% | |
Total votes | 8,040 | 100.00% |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jen Dailey-Provost | 14,125 | 77.3% | |
Republican | Scott Rosenbush | 4,150 | 22.7% | |
Total votes | 18,275 | 100.00% |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joel Briscoe | 14,976 | 91.1% | |
United Utah | Cabot Nelson | 1,458 | 8.9% | |
Total votes | 16,434 | 100.00% |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian King | 16,494 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 100.00% |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee B. Perry | 11,992 | 79.6% | |
Democratic | Kerry Wayne | 3,075 | 20.4% | |
Total votes | 15,067 | 100.00% |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Winder | 5,860 | 56.6% | |
Democratic | Robert Burch Jr. | 4,492 | 43.4% | |
Total votes | 10,352 | 100.00% |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Hall | 4,250 | 52.9% | |
Democratic | Ira Hatch | 3,786 | 47.1% | |
Total votes | 8,036 | 100.00% |
District 34 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Dunnigan | 6,839 | 56.3% | |
Democratic | Stephen Peck | 5,301 | 43.7% | |
Total votes | 12,140 | 100.00% |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Eliason | 10,276 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 10,276 | 100.00% |
District 46 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Keven J. Stratton | 10,736 | 86.9% | |
Independent American | Aaron Heineman | 1,612 | 13.1% | |
Total votes | 12,348 | 100.00% |
District 49 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kay J. Christofferson | 11,815 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 11,815 | 100.00% |
District 57 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Val L. Peterson | 9,812 | 82.9% | |
Independent American | Gregory Himura | 2,026 | 17.1% | |
Total votes | 11,838 | 100.00% |
District 60 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Daw | 8,445 | 71.9% | |
Democratic | Alan F. Keele | 3,302 | 28.1% | |
Total votes | 11,747 | 100.00% |
District 61 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Travis M. Seegmiller | 13,912 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 13,912 | 100.00% |
District 63 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Robertson | 3,840 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,840 | 100.00% |
District 64 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Francis D. Gibson | 10,650 | 76.4% | |
Democratic | Sue A. Womack | 3,289 | 23.6% | |
Total votes | 13,939 | 100.00% |
District 66 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike McKell | 10,593 | 83.4% | |
Democratic | Paul Jones Dayton | 2,109 | 16.6% | |
Total votes | 12,702 | 100.00% |
District 67 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marc Roberts | 11,217 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 11,217 | 100.00% |
District 68 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Christine F. Watkins | 8,589 | 72.1% | |
Democratic | Tim Glenn | 3,320 | 27.9% | |
Total votes | 11,909 | 100.00% |
District 70 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl R. Albrecht | 10,634 | 79.4% | |
Democratic | Robert Greenberg | 2,753 | 20.6% | |
Total votes | 13,387 | 100.00% |
District 71 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Lyman | 9,388 | 67.5% | |
Democratic | Marsha M Holland | 4,528 | 32.5% | |
Total votes | 13,916 | 100.00% |
District 74 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | V. Lowry Snow | 13,108 | 76.3% | |
Libertarian | Daniel Holloway | 4,082 | 23.7% | |
Total votes | 17,190 | 100.00% |
District 75 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
- ^ 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.