2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Utah House District 65
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Francis D. Gibson (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Douglas A. Baxter (R) by 49.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis D. GibsonDemocrat · winner
75.0%11,230
Douglas A. BaxterRepublican
25.0%3,753
14,983 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