1998Final results
1998 election for Utah House District 45
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Melvin R. Brown (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Ray Olsen (D) by 5.2 points.
Melvin R. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%3,415
Michael Ray OlsenDemocrat
47.4%3,076
6,491 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET