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2000Final results

2000 election for Utah House District 50

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Merlynn T. Newbold (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Maggie Wilde (D) by 37.3 points.

Merlynn T. NewboldRepublican · winner
67.1%11,656
Maggie WildeDemocrat
29.8%5,172
Wesley R. PetersLibertarian
3.2%550
17,378 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

EvenD+8.11988D+20.31990R+51.01994R+37.32000R+32.42004R+39.82008

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

The candidates

Merlynn T. Newbold (R)Maggie Wilde (D)

Also on the ballot: Wesley R. Peters (Libertarian), 3.2%