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1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Utah House District 46

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Karen W. Morgan (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Brian R. Allen (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Karen W. MorganDemocrat · winner
49.6%3,790
Brian R. AllenRepublican · incumbent
48.2%3,687
Alan HepnerOther party
2.2%170
7,647 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

EvenR+12.41992R+10.31994R+17.21996D+1.31998D+7.12000D+17.02002

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

The candidates

Karen W. Morgan (D)Brian R. Allen (R)

Also on the ballot: Alan Hepner (Other party), 2.2%