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Utah House District 59
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Celeste T. Johnson flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 1.0 points over Luke Searle.
Celeste T. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
50.5%8,887
Luke SearleRepublican
49.5%8,715
17,602 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.
Celeste T. JohnsonLuke Searle
$143K
Raised by the campaign
$68.4K
$58.5K
Spent by the campaign
$42.1K
$26.7K
Cash on hand
$25.6K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 12, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Sep 28, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Oct 12, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Celeste T. Johnson
- 51%
- Luke Searle
- 49%
- Projected margin
- D+0.1