2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Utah House District 40
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Patricia W. Jones (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Walsh (R) by 9.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patricia W. JonesDemocrat · winner
54.8%5,539
Richard L. WalshRepublican · incumbent
45.2%4,575
10,114 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET