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Utah House District 65
Doug Welton has no major-party opponent.
Doug Welton has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+62: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 47,099
- People per km²
- 164
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 55%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 13%
- Black 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
21,094 votes · R+68.0✓ Douglas R Welton (R)84.0%
Joseph M Hansen (D)16.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
21,219 two-party votes · R+61.2 · R+59.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.6%
Kamala Harris (D)19.4%
2022
11,749 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Douglas R Welton (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
18,636 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Francis D Gibson (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
18,747 two-party votes · R+64.5 · R+69.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.2%
Joe Biden (D)17.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
8,994 two-party votes · R+70.4 · R+72.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)85.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)14.8%