2008Final results
2008 election for Utah House District 42
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Jim Bird (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Nathan Gedge (D) by 32.3 points.
Jim BirdRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%9,686
Nathan GedgeDemocrat
33.9%4,957
14,643 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET