The 2024 Utah House of Representatives elections will be held on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial 2024 United States elections. All 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives will be up for election. The filing deadline for candidates was January 8, 2024. Primary elections will be held on June 24, 2024. The elections will coincide with elections for other offices in Utah, including for Governor, US Senate, US House, and the Utah Senate.[1]
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Partisan background
editIn the 2020 presidential election in Utah, Republican Donald Trump won the most votes in 58 House of Representatives Districts and Democrat Joe Biden won the most votes in 17 districts. Going into the 2024 Utah House of Representatives election, Democrats represented one district where Trump won the most votes in 2020: District 10, located in Ogden ( Trump + 3%). Going into the election, Republicans represented four districts where Biden won the most votes in 2020, all located in the suburbs of Salt Lake County: District 26 ( Biden + 4%); District 30 (Biden + 6%); District 42 (Biden + 0.08%) and District 43 (Biden + 5%).
Retirements
editThirteen incumbents will not seek re-election.[1]
Republicans
edit- District 3: Dan Johnson is retiring.
- District 9: Cal Musselman is retiring to run for State Senate.
- District 28: Tim Jimenez is retiring.
- District 30: Judy Weeks-Rohner is retiring to run for State Senate.
- District 42: Robert Spendlove is retiring.
- District 45: Susan Pulsipher is retiring.
- District 48: Jay Cobb is retiring.
- District 58: Keven Stratton is retiring to run for State Senate.
- District 61: Marsha Judkins is retiring.
- District 66: Steven Lund is retiring.
- District 69: Phil Lyman is retiring to run for Governor.
Democrats
edit- District 23: Brian King is retiring to run for Governor.
- District 35: Mark Wheatley is retiring.
Incumbents defeated
editAt convention
editOne incumbent representative was defeated in the March 30 Salt Lake County Democratic convention.
Democrats
edit- District 31: Brett Garner lost nomination to a full term to Verona Mauga.[2]
In primary election
editTwo incumbent representatives, one Democrat and one Republican, were defeated in the June 25 primary election.[3]
Democrats
edit- District 24: Joel Briscoe lost renomination to Grant Miller.
Republicans
edit- District 46: Jeff Stenquist lost renomination to Cal Roberts.
Predictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
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CNalysis[4] | Solid R | March 26, 2024 |
Summary
editParty | Candidates[a] | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||
Republican | 74 | TBD | 61 | 61 | TBD | ||||
Democratic | 50 | TBD | 14 | 14 | TBD | ||||
United Utah | 7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD | ||||
Utah Forward | 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD | ||||
Constitution | 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD | ||||
Libertarian | 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD | ||||
Independent | 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD | ||||
Total | TBD | All |
Uncontested elections
editIn the following districts, only one candidate filed to run before the deadline:[5]
Republicans
edit- HD 7 – Ryan Wilcox, incumbent
- HD 8 – Jason Kyle, incumbent
- HD 11 – Katy Hall, incumbent
- HD 14 – Karianne Lisonbee, incumbent
- HD 36 – Jim Dunnigan, speaker pro tempore, incumbent
- HD 50 – Stephanie Gricius, incumbent
- HD 51 – Jefferson Moss, majority leader, incumbent
- HD 54 – Brady Brammer, incumbent
- HD 55 – Jon Hawkins, incumbent
- HD 56 – Val Peterson, incumbent
- HD 60 – Tyler Clancy, incumbent
- HD 72 – Joseph Elison, incumbent
- HD 73 – Colin Jack, incumbent
- HD 74 – Neil Walter, incumbent
HD 1
editDemocratic primary
editCandidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Claudia Bigler | 3 | 100 | |
Democratic | Chris Reid | 0 | 0 | |
Total votes | 3 |
Republican primary
editCandidate
- Thomas Peterson, incumbent[5]
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas Peterson | |||
Democratic | Claudia Bigler | |||
Total votes |
HD 2
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Tom Liljegren[5]
Republican primary
editCandidates
- Mike Monson[5]
- Michael Petersen, incumbent[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Monson | |||
Republican | Michael Petersen (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 3
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Thompson | |||
Republican | Paul Borup | |||
Total votes |
Independents
editCandidate
- Patrick Belmont[5]
HD 4
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Kris Campbell
Republican primary
editCandidate
- Kera Birkeland (incumbent)
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kris Campbell | |||
Republican | Kera Birkeland (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 5
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Casey Snider (incumbent)[5]
Utah Forward primary
editCandidate
- Cary Youmans[5]
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Casey Snider (incumbent) | |||
Utah Forward | Cary Youmans | |||
Total votes |
HD 6
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Amber Hardy[5]
Republican primary
editCandidates
- Jon Beesley[5]
- Matthew Gwynn (incumbent)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Beesley | |||
Republican | Matthew Gwynn (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 7
editIncumbent Ryan Wilcox is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ryan Wilcox (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 8
editIncumbent Jason Kyle is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Kyle (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 9
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Angela Choberka[5]
Libertarian primary
editCandidate
- Jacob Johnson[5]
Republican primary
editCandidate
- Jake Sawyer[5]
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Angela Choberka | |||
Libertarian | Jacob Johnson | |||
Republican | Jake Sawyer | |||
Total votes |
HD 10
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Rosemary Lesser (incumbent)[5]
Republican primary
editCandidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jill Koford | |||
Republican | Nacho Valdez | |||
Total votes |
HD 11
editIncumbent Katy Hall is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Katy Hall (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 12
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Sharon Hilton[5]
Republican primary
editCandidates
- Korry Green[5]
- Mike Schultz (incumbent)[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Korry Green | |||
Republican | Mike Schultz (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 13
editDemocratic primary
editCandidate
- Lorri Rogers[5]
Republican primary
editCandidates
- Curtis Beames[5]
- Karen M. Peterson (incumbent)[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Curtis Beames | |||
Republican | Karen M. Peterson (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 14
editIncumbent Karianne Lisonbee is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Karianne Lisonbee (incumbent) | |||
Total votes |
HD 15
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Ariel Defay (incumbent)[5]
Utah Forward primary
editCandidate
- Josh Smith[5]
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ariel Defay (incumbent) | |||
Utah Forward | Josh Smith | |||
Total votes |
HD 16
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
- Trevor Lee (incumbent)[5]
- Daniela Harding[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Zeaid Hasan[5]
HD 17
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
- Stewart Barlow (incumbent)[5]
- Jennifer Garner[5]
Libertarian primary
editCandidate
- Adam Feller[5]
HD 18
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Paul Culter (incumbent)[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
HD 19
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
- Raymond Ward (incumbent)[5]
- Tenna Hartman[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
Constitution primary
editCandidate
- Cameron Dransfield[5]
HD 20
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Melissa Garff Ballard (incumbent)[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Lew Jeppson[5]
HD 21
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Sandra Hollins (incumbent)[5]
HD 22
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Steve Harmsen[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
- Jennifer Dailey-Provost (incumbent)[5]
- Jakey Sala Siolo[5]
HD 23
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- M. Scott Romney[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
United Utah primary
editCandidate
- Cabot Wm. Nelson[5]
HD 24
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- David R. Spjut[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
- Joel Briscoe (incumbent)[5]
- Ramón Barthelemy[5]
- Grant Amjad Miller[5]
HD 25
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Angela Romero (incumbent)[5]
HD 26
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Matt MacPherson (incumbent)[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Jeanetta Williams[5]
HD 27
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Anthony Edward Loubet[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Dawn Stevenson[5]
HD 28
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
Democratic primary
editCandidate
- Fred L Baker[5]
HD 29
editRepublican primary
editCandidate
- Bridger Bolinder[5]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ One candidate per district
References
edit- ^ a b "Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ McKellar, Katie (April 1, 2024). "Utah Rep. Brett Garner falters at Democratic convention, will lose his House seat". Utah News Dispatch. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Schott, Bryan (June 27, 2024). "Incumbent lawmakers fared well in Utah's 2024 primary election. But these two will likely lose". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "24 UT Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw "2024 Candidate Filings". vote.utah.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Utah Democratic Convention Results". Utah Democratic Party. Retrieved April 28, 2024.