Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Utah House District 62
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
David Chappell flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 5.4 points over Norm Thurston.
David ChappellDemocrat · winner
52.7%5,010
Norm ThurstonRepublican · incumbent
47.3%4,494
9,504 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.
David ChappellNorm Thurston
$26.7K
Raised by the campaign
$34.4K
$18.6K
Spent by the campaign
$23.3K
$8K
Cash on hand
$36.7K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 7, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 10, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Oct 7, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- David Chappell
- 6%
- Norm Thurston
- 94%
- Projected margin
- R+11.7