2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Utah House District 48
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Trisha S. Beck (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Lavar Christensen (R) by 1.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Trisha S. BeckDemocrat · winner
50.9%6,607
Lavar ChristensenRepublican
49.1%6,380
12,987 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