2024 Utah House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2024 Utah House of Representatives election
Country:Utah
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2022 Utah House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2026 Utah House of Representatives election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives
Majority Seats:38
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Image1 Size:160x160px
Leader1:Mike Schultz
Party1:Utah Republican Party
Leader Since1:November 15, 2023
Leaders Seat1:HD 12–Hooper
Last Election1:61 seats, 70.0%
Seats Before1:61
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Leader2:Angela Romero
Party2:Utah Democratic Party
Leader Since2:January 17, 2023
Leaders Seat2:HD 25–Salt Lake City
Last Election2:14 seats, 25.3%
Seats Before2:14
Map Size:350px
Speaker
Before Election:Brad Wilson
Before Party:Utah Republican Party
Seats Needed2: 24

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]

Partisan background

In 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

Thirteen incumbents will not seek re-election.[1]

Republicans

  1. District 3: Dan Johnson is retiring.
  2. District 9: Cal Musselman is retiring to run for State Senate.
  3. District 28: Tim Jimenez is retiring.
  4. District 30: Judy Weeks-Rohner is retiring to run for State Senate.
  5. District 42: Robert Spendlove is retiring.
  6. District 45: Susan Pulsipher is retiring.
  7. District 48: Jay Cobb is retiring.
  8. District 58: Keven Stratton is retiring to run for State Senate.
  9. District 61: Marsha Judkins is retiring.
  10. District 66: Steven Lund is retiring.
  11. District 69: Phil Lyman is retiring to run for Governor.

Democrats

  1. District 23: Brian King is retiring to run for Governor.
  2. District 35: Mark Wheatley is retiring.

Incumbents defeated

At convention

One incumbent representative was defeated in the March 30 Salt Lake County Democratic convention.

Democrats

  1. District 31: Brett Garner lost nomination to a full term to Verona Mauga.[2]

In primary election

Two incumbent representatives, one Democrat and one Republican, were defeated in the June 25 primary election.[3]

Democrats

  1. District 24: Joel Briscoe lost renomination to Grant Miller.

Republicans

  1. District 46: Jeff Stenquist lost renomination to Cal Roberts.

Summary

Summary of the November 5, 2024 Utah House of Representatives election
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican74TBD6161TBD
Democratic50TBD1414TBD
United Utah7TBD00TBD
Utah Forward3TBD00TBD
Constitution2TBD00TBD
Libertarian2TBD00TBD
Independent1TBD00TBD
TotalTBDAll

Uncontested elections

In the following districts, only one candidate filed to run before the deadline:[5]

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HD 7

Incumbent Ryan Wilcox is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]

HD 8

Incumbent Jason Kyle is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]

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Incumbent Katy Hall is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]

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Incumbent Karianne Lisonbee is running unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election.[5]

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024. Ballotpedia. July 8, 2024.
  2. News: McKellar. Katie. Utah Rep. Brett Garner falters at Democratic convention, will lose his House seat. April 1, 2024. Utah News Dispatch. July 8, 2024.
  3. News: Schott. Bryan. Incumbent lawmakers fared well in Utah’s 2024 primary election. But these two will likely lose. June 27, 2024. The Salt Lake Tribune. July 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: 24 UT Forecast . 2024-03-26 . projects.cnalysis.com.
  5. Web site: 2024 Candidate Filings . vote.utah.gov . 25 January 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024 Utah Democratic Convention Results . 2024-04-28 . Utah Democratic Party . en-US.

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