2004Final results
2004 election for Utah House District 48
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Lavar Christensen (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Merlin Ostrander (D) by 28.9 points.
Lavar ChristensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%8,123
Merlin OstranderDemocrat
34.2%4,399
Fran TullyLibertarian
2.7%347
12,869 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