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2008Final results

2008 election for Utah House District 54

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Kraig Powell (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Niel G. Anderton (D) by 37.4 points.

Kraig PowellRepublican · winner
67.4%9,353
Niel G. AndertonDemocrat
30.1%4,170
Douglas K. ThompsonConstitution
2.5%350
13,873 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

EvenR+59.81994R+33.01998R+37.02006R+37.42008R+18.62012R+23.52014

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

The candidates

Kraig Powell (R)Niel G. Anderton (D)

Also on the ballot: Douglas K. Thompson (Constitution), 2.5%