1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Utah House District 42
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Perry L. Buckner (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating David M. Bresnahan (R) by 1.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Perry L. BucknerDemocrat · winner
49.0%3,714
David M. BresnahanRepublican · incumbent
48.0%3,641
Curtis D. JamesOther party
3.0%230
7,585 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