2018Final results
2018 election for Utah House District 68
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Merrill Nelson (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Merle Travis Wall (D) by 55.3 points.
Merrill NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%10,509
Merle Travis WallDemocrat
16.1%2,367
Kirk D. PearsonConstitution
6.5%960
Denyse Housley CoxLibertarian
4.0%596
Warren RogersIndependent
2.0%292
14,724 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Merrill Nelson (R)Merle Travis Wall (D)Kirk D. Pearson (CST)
Also on the ballot: Denyse Housley Cox (Libertarian), 4.0%; Warren Rogers (Independent), 2.0%