CalledUnofficial results
Utah House District 51
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Leah Hansen won re-election by 13.4 points over Brett Nielsen.
Leah HansenRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%8,418
Brett NielsenDemocrat
43.3%6,424
14,842 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.
Brett NielsenLeah Hansen
$10.2K
Raised by the campaign
$7.9K
$9.7K
Spent by the campaign
$4.5K
$469
Cash on hand
$3.3K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Sep 20, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Jun 16, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Jun 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Brett Nielsen
- <1%
- Leah Hansen
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+27.3