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1990Final results

1990 election for Utah House District 61

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Richard Lee Ellertson (R) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating John Paulson (Oth) by 57.4 points.

Richard Lee EllertsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.7%3,885
John PaulsonOther party
21.3%1,053
4,938 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+30.81976R+50.11978R+43.11980R+65.31984R+61.21992R+41.02000

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