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2008Final results

2008 election for Utah House District 16

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Kevin S. Garn (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Carole E. Peterson (D) by 29.2 points.

Kevin S. GarnRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%7,565
33.3%4,032
Brent ZimmermanLibertarian
4.3%518
12,115 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+38.01998R+45.02004R+38.32006R+29.22008R+38.02012R+40.12014

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

The candidates

Kevin S. Garn (R)Carole E. Peterson (D)

Also on the ballot: Brent Zimmerman (Libertarian), 4.3%