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2002Final results

2002 election for Utah Senate District 12

Utah State Senate · Utah

Ron Allen (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Nielsen (R) by 0.3 points.

Ron AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.3%6,658
Jack NielsenRepublican
48.9%6,612
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.8%239
13,509 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

EvenD+6.21990D+0.71994D+11.81998D+0.32002D+2.42006R+6.52010

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