1996Final results
1996 election for Utah House District 21
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
James R. Gowans (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Jay Edwin Collier (R) by 40.5 points.
James R. GowansDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%6,083
Jay Edwin CollierRepublican
29.7%2,574
8,657 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET