2024Final results
2024 election for Utah House District 71
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Rex Shipp (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Merrill (D) by 56.2 points.
Rex ShippRepublican · winner
78.1%15,413
Steve MerrillDemocrat
21.9%4,322
The same year, the district voted R+51.8 for president; this race was R+56.2.19,735 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET