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1998Final results

1998 election for Utah House District 56

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

David N. Cox (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating George F. Tripp (D) by 29.1 points.

David N. CoxRepublican · winner
62.6%4,424
33.5%2,366
3.9%279
7,069 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+34.71988R+38.21992R+59.81994R+29.11998R+50.92000R+37.92004

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

The candidates

David N. Cox (R)George F. Tripp (D)

Also on the ballot: Shiela E. Heindel (Other party), 3.9%