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2004 election for Utah House District 50

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Merlynn T. Newbold (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Jan Lovett (D) by 32.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Merlynn T. NewboldRepublican · winner
66.2%10,348
Jan LovettDemocrat
33.8%5,288
15,636 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

EvenD+20.31990R+51.01994R+37.32000R+32.42004R+39.82008R+40.72010

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