2008Final results
2008 election for Utah House District 56
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Kenneth W. Sumsion (R) won with 87.2% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Barron (D) by 74.3 points.
Kenneth W. SumsionRepublican · winner · incumbent
87.2%19,296
Michael J. BarronDemocrat
12.8%2,842
22,138 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