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2008Final results

2008 election for Utah House District 21

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

James R. Gowans (D) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Dan Egelund (R) by 2.6 points.

James R. GowansDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.1%6,275
Dan EgelundRepublican
45.5%5,935
6.4%832
13,042 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

EvenD+24.62002D+19.32004D+12.82006D+2.62008R+11.82010R+24.62012

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