RepublicanNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2014
Margaret Dayton
Last held office: Utah State Senate, District 15 (2006–2018). Ran in 9 elections between 1996 and 2014, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +63.2
- Won 2014
- Elections
- 9
- 1996–2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dayton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
199620002004200820122016202020242028Utah House of Representatives, District 61Utah State Senate, District 15
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dayton has run
Margin: how far Dayton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Utah State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | Emmanuel Kepas (D) | 81.6% | R+63.2 |
| 2014 | Utah State Senate, District 15 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 2010 | Utah State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | Linnea S. Barney (D) | 78.5% | R+57.0 |
| 2006 | Utah State Senate, District 15 | General | Won | Bethanie Newby (D), Gordon Mella (CST) | 68.6% | R+43.4 |
| 2004 | Utah House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Susan Chasson (D), Eric Hamilton (L) | 74.6% | R+52.1 |
| 2002 | Utah House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Utah House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Lawerence C. Walters (D), Kevin T. Kappen (I) | 68.6% | R+41.0 |
| 1998 | Utah House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Brian L. Light (I) | 88.2% | R+76.4 |
| 1996 | Utah House of Representatives, District 61 | General | Won | Gordon Norman (I) | 90.1% | R+80.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dayton has held
- Utah State Senate, District 15 · 2006–2018
- Utah House of Representatives, District 61 · 1996–2006
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dayton has run against
- Emmanuel Kepas (D) · 2014 election, won
- Linnea S. Barney (D) · 2010 election, won
- Bethanie Newby (D) · 2006 election, won
- Susan Chasson (D) · 2004 election, won
- Lawerence C. Walters (D) · 2000 election, won
- Brian L. Light (I) · 1998 election, won
- Gordon Norman (I) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive