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2006Final results

2006 election for Utah House District 21

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

James R. Gowans (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Jess Clifford (R) by 12.8 points.

James R. GowansDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%4,932
Jess CliffordRepublican
41.0%3,761
5.3%484
9,177 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+17.32000D+24.62002D+19.32004D+12.82006D+2.62008R+11.82010

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