2016Final results
2016 election for Utah House District 68
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Merrill Nelson (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Cindee Beard (D) by 52.2 points.
Merrill NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%10,714
Cindee BeardDemocrat
18.6%2,819
Kirk D. PearsonConstitution
10.6%1,597
The same year, the district voted R+31.4 for president; this race was R+52.2.15,130 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 2016
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET