1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Utah House District 21
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
James R. Gowans (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Merrill F. Nelson (R) by 8.1 points.
James R. GowansDemocrat · winner
54.1%4,956
Merrill F. NelsonRepublican · incumbent
45.9%4,212
9,168 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET