Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Utah House District 36
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Blake Townsend flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 6.5 points over Jim Dunnigan.
Blake TownsendDemocrat · winner
53.3%7,241
Jim DunniganRepublican · incumbent
46.7%6,352
13,593 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.
Blake TownsendJim Dunnigan
$13.7K
Raised by the campaign
$189.4K
$4.5K
Spent by the campaign
$98.7K
$7.2K
Cash on hand
$177.7K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 10, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 9, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Oct 10, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Blake Townsend
- 51%
- Jim Dunnigan
- 49%
- Projected margin
- D+0.3