2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Utah Senate District 4

Utah State Senate · Utah

Patrice Arent (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Steven Poulton (R) by 12.4 points.

Patrice ArentDemocrat · winner
56.2%15,420
Steven PoultonRepublican · incumbent
43.8%12,015
27,435 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+12.01990R+26.41992 specialR+28.41998D+12.42002D+12.02006D+12.62010

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