2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Utah House District 48
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Lavar Christensen (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Trisha S. Beck (D) by 0.4 points.
Lavar ChristensenRepublican · winner
50.2%4,454
Trisha S. BeckDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%4,421
8,875 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET