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1996Final results

1996 election for Utah House District 31

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Mary Carlson (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Gregory L. Hopkins (R) by 13.1 points.

Mary CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%5,790
42.4%4,425
2.2%226
10,441 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

EvenR+14.91988D+1.11992D+1.21994D+13.11996D+12.21998D+1.02000

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

The candidates

Mary Carlson (D)Gregory L. Hopkins (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles G. Pearce (Other party), 2.2%