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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Utah House District 45

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Steve Eliason (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Laura Black (D) by 6.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Steve EliasonRepublican · winner
51.4%4,398
Laura BlackDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%3,831
David PerryConstitution
3.8%327
8,556 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+4.22004R+0.22006D+5.22008R+6.62010R+10.92012R+16.32014

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

The candidates

Steve Eliason (R)Laura Black (D)

Also on the ballot: David Perry (Constitution), 3.8%