2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Utah House District 44
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Tim M. Cosgrove (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Chad E. Bennion (R) by 13.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tim M. CosgroveDemocrat · winner
54.9%6,781
Chad E. BennionRepublican · incumbent
41.8%5,160
Bruce BangerterConstitution
2.1%261
John OzberkmenLibertarian
1.2%148
12,350 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tim M. Cosgrove (D)Chad E. Bennion (R)
Also on the ballot: Bruce Bangerter (Constitution), 2.1%; John Ozberkmen (Libertarian), 1.2%