RepublicanNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Merrill F. Nelson
Last held office: Utah House of Representatives, District 21 (1990–1992). Ran in 3 elections between 1990 and 1998, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −0.3
- Lost 1998
- Elections
- 3
- 1990–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Nelson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Nelson has run
Margin: how far Nelson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Utah State Senate, District 13 | General | Lost | Ron Allen (D) | 49.8% | D+0.3 |
| 1992 | Utah House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Lost | James R. Gowans (D) | 45.9% | D+8.1 |
| 1990 | Utah House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Beverly White (D) | 66.1% | R+32.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Nelson has held
- Utah House of Representatives, District 21 · 1990–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nelson has run against
- Ron Allen (D) · 1998 election, lost
- James R. Gowans (D) · 1992 election, lost
- Beverly White (D) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive