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Utah › Utah House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Utah House District 13

Craythorne is very likely to win: Craythorne wins in 49 of every 50 simulations.

Anderson (D)
1%
chance of winning
Craythorne (R)
99%
Average margin
R+18.3
80% of outcomes
R+28 to R+9
Partisan lean
R+34
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Craythorne is very likely to win: Craythorne wins in 49 of every 50 simulations.

Anderson (D)
1%
chance of winning
Craythorne (R)
99%
Average margin
R+24.2
80% of outcomes
R+37 to R+12
Partisan lean
R+34
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

R+18.3R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
R+24.2R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Anderson 1%Craythorne 99%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Anderson 1%Craythorne 99%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Utah state offices
+0.0Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.5Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Mountain West adjustment
+1.2How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Mountain West adjustmentR+23.9Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+21.7Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Utah and look-alikeplacesR+15.8Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+18.2Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+24.1

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)0
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0.15
Elected-experience edge0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-7.33
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean R+34: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+40.0R+42.3 vs. nation2020 presidentR+36.1R+40.7 vs. nation2024 presidentR+33.0R+31.5 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
41,834
People per km²
1,378
Adults with a B.A.+
26%
White, no degree
55%of adults
  • White 74%
  • Hispanic 17%
  • Black 1%
  • Asian 2%
  • Other / multiracial 6%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

17,243 votes · R+43.7
✓ Karen M Peterson (R)71.9%
Lorri Rogers (D)28.1%

2024 President Vote in this district

17,754 two-party votes · R+33.0 · R+31.5 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)66.5%
Kamala Harris (D)33.5%

2022

12,450 votes · R+22.8
✓ Karen M Peterson (R)61.4%
Tab Lyn Uno (D)38.6%

2020 Earlier district lines

17,100 votes · R+26.3
✓ Paul Ray (R)63.1%
Tab Lyn Uno (D)36.9%

2020 President Vote in this district

16,410 two-party votes · R+36.1 · R+40.7 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)68.1%
Joe Biden (D)31.9%

2016 President Vote in this district

9,276 two-party votes · R+40.0 · R+42.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)70.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)30.0%