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