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Utah House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Utah House District 42

A district of about 39,000 people, 53% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+2.0 relative to the nation for president.

Clint Okerlund (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Flipped in 2026Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 75 seats

Every Utah House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+2.016th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican38th seat · the majority lineDistrict 42

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20242026
U.S. SenateR+13.6No race
GovernorR+12.2No race
Utah House of RepresentativesR+9.1D+8.2

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Utah Lieutenant Governor's OfficeUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 75 seats. Small marks are other seats in Utah. The black marker is District 42.

Adults with a bachelor's degree53% 91st pct · 8th of 75 in UT

Higher than 91% of seats.

White adults without a degree41% 30th pct · 53rd of 75 in UT

Lower than 70% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 3rd pct · 73rd of 75 in UT

Lower than 97% of seats.

Black residents0% 14th pct · 65th of 75 in UT

Lower than 86% of seats.

Asian residents2% 62nd pct · 29th of 75 in UT

Higher than 62% of seats.

People per square mile2,763 72nd pct · 22nd of 75 in UT

Denser than 72% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 3 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 44
45% college gradsR+13.9Flipped DDistrict 20
40% college gradsR+8.2Flipped DDistrict 19
46% college gradsR+15.9Held RDistrict 43
39% college gradsD+5.4Flipped D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Iva Williams (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 8.2
  2. Clint Okerlund (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 9.1
  3. Robert Spendlove (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 36.1

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)