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2012Final results

2012 election for Utah House District 59

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Val Peterson (R) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Kenny Barlow (Lib) by 77.8 points.

Val PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.3%9,971
Kenny BarlowLibertarian
7.5%880
Benjamin NortonConstitution
7.2%840
11,691 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+48.31996R+53.52000R+28.02008R+65.22010R+59.22016R+17.22022

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