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2010Final results

2010 election for Utah House District 50

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Merlynn T. Newbold (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Gary R. Olsen (D) by 40.7 points.

Merlynn T. NewboldRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%9,588
26.3%3,760
Russ HatchConstitution
6.7%959
14,307 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+37.32000R+32.42004R+39.82008R+40.72010R+54.52012R+55.22014

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