2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Utah House District 45
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Laura Black (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Brian Monsen (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Laura BlackDemocrat · winner
51.2%6,116
Brian MonsenRepublican
46.0%5,492
David PerryConstitution
2.8%331
11,939 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