Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Utah House District 39
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Drew Howells flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 16.9 points over Ken Ivory.
Drew HowellsDemocrat · winner
58.5%6,479
Ken IvoryRepublican · incumbent
41.5%4,602
11,081 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.
Drew HowellsKen Ivory
$31.5K
Raised by the campaign
$83.6K
$19K
Spent by the campaign
$41.6K
$12.5K
Cash on hand
$41.5K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Sep 25, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 13, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Sep 25, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Drew Howells
- 57%
- Ken Ivory
- 43%
- Projected margin
- D+1.5