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Utah House District 71
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Rex P Shipp won re-election by 39.0 points over Thomas Loveheart.
Rex P ShippRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%8,838
Thomas LoveheartDemocrat
30.5%3,883
12,721 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.
Thomas LoveheartRex P Shipp
$2.6K
Raised by the campaign
$10.6K
$1.6K
Spent by the campaign
$9.3K
$979
Cash on hand
$14.6K
Campaign money: Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Aug 20, 2026; Utah Lieutenant Governor, through Oct 13, 2026.
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor campaign filingsUpdated Aug 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Thomas Loveheart
- <1%
- Rex P Shipp
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+42.0