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1998Final results

1998 election for Utah House District 71

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Max Keele Johnson Jr. (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Valerio (D) by 11.9 points.

Max Keele Johnson Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
55.9%4,030
44.1%3,176
7,206 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+15.81988R+11.91992R+24.11994R+11.91998R+50.92002R+48.02006

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