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2000Final results

2000 election for Utah House District 61

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Margaret Dayton (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Lawerence C. Walters (D) by 41.0 points.

Margaret DaytonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%6,757
27.6%2,716
Kevin T. KappenOther party
3.8%372
9,845 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

EvenR+43.11980R+65.31984R+61.21992R+41.02000R+52.12004R+40.22006

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

The candidates