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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Utah House District 39

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Jim Dunnigan (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Cindy Beshear (D) by 3.8 points.

Jim DunniganRepublican · winner
50.6%3,122
Cindy BeshearDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%2,887
Jim DexterLibertarian
2.5%157
6,166 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+7.01992R+34.71994D+1.82000R+3.82002R+12.72004R+8.12008

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

The candidates

Jim Dunnigan (R)Cindy Beshear (D)

Also on the ballot: Jim Dexter (Libertarian), 2.5%