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1998Final results

1998 election for Utah House District 42

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Perry L. Buckner (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Max Byron Meng (R) by 5.6 points.

Perry L. BucknerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%2,861
Max Byron MengRepublican
47.2%2,559
5,420 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+9.51992R+14.11994D+1.01996D+5.61998R+5.72000R+34.62002

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