Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Utah House District 20
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Phil Graves flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 1.5 points over Melissa Ballard.
Phil GravesDemocrat · winner
50.7%6,436
Melissa BallardRepublican · incumbent
49.3%6,252
12,688 votes
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Phil GravesMelissa Ballard
$1.3K
Raised by the campaign
$24K
$1.9K
Spent by the campaign
$21.1K
$124
Cash on hand
$19.2K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 9, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 11, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Oct 9, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Phil Graves
- 42%
- Melissa Ballard
- 58%
- Projected margin
- R+1.6