1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Utah House District 42
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
David M. Bresnahan (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Shepherd (D) by 14.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David M. BresnahanRepublican · winner
55.6%3,046
Paul H. ShepherdDemocrat · incumbent
41.5%2,273
Curtis D. JamesLibertarian
2.8%155
5,474 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET