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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Utah/UT-02
      1996·US House·Utah·District profile →

      Utah District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Merrill Cook
      55.0%129,963 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ross C Anderson
      42.4%100,283 votes
      Margin
      R+12.6
      236,321 total votes
      5 candidates236,321 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Merrill CookREP✓
      		REP129,96355.0%
      Ross C AndersonDEM
      		DEM100,28342.4%
      Arly H PedersenIND
      		IND3,0701.3%
      Catherine CarterOTH
      		OTH2,9811.3%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH240.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+20.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.2
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202438.6%58.9%R+20.3363,550
      202039.5%56.7%R+17.1362,061
      201630.7%46.8%R+16.1273,738
      201228.9%71.1%R+42.2237,164
      200837.1%59.6%R+22.5235,516

      Seat History

      US House in Utah

      2024
      Celeste MaloyREP
      R+23.8
      2022
      Chris StewartREP
      R+25.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Chris StewartREP
      R+22.4
      2018
      Chris StewartREP
      R+17.2
      2016
      Chris StewartREP
      R+27.7
      2014
      Chris StewartREP
      R+28.3
      2012
      Chris StewartREP
      R+28.7
      Redistricted
      2010
      Jim MathesonDEM
      D+4.4
      2008
      Jim MathesonDEM
      D+28.9
      2006
      Jim MathesonDEM
      D+21.7
      2004
      Jim MathesonDEM
      D+11.5
      2002
      Jim MathesonDEM
      D+0.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      Jim MathesonDEM
      D+14.6
      1998
      Merrill CookREP
      R+9.3
      View all US House history for Utah →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Merrill CookREP
      Record2W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1994-1998
      US House
      Full profile →
      Arly H PedersenIND
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1998
      US House
      Full profile →
      Catherine CarterOTH
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+36.1
      Career1996-1998
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Ross C AndersonDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Utah, 1996

      President1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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