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1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1990 election for Utah House District 21

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Merrill F. Nelson (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Beverly White (D) by 32.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Merrill F. NelsonRepublican · winner
66.1%4,132
Beverly WhiteDemocrat · incumbent
33.9%2,120
6,252 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+3.21976R+21.81978R+33.21980R+32.21990D+8.11992D+40.51996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET