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1996 election for Utah House District 38

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Gary F. Cox (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Sue Lockman (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Gary F. CoxDemocrat · winner
52.2%3,528
Sue LockmanRepublican · incumbent
46.8%3,163
1.0%68
6,759 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+3.71990D+15.91992R+2.41994D+5.41996R+20.82002R+17.32004

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

The candidates

Gary F. Cox (D)Sue Lockman (R)

Also on the ballot: Claudia Sanders Nabos (Other party), 1.0%