2008Final results
2008 election for Utah House District 50
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Merlynn T. Newbold (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Patty Rich (D) by 39.8 points.
Merlynn T. NewboldRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%12,938
Patty RichDemocrat
27.4%5,273
Russ HatchConstitution
5.5%1,050
19,261 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