Utah's 24th State Senate district

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The 24th Utah Senate District is located in Juab, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele and Wayne Counties and includes Utah House Districts 1, 21, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 73. The current State Senator representing the 24th district is Ralph Okerlund, a Republican from Monroe who replaced Darin Peterson. Peterson opted not to pursue re-election in 2008 due to health concerns. Okerlund defeated Tobiah "Toby" Dillon (D) from Tooele City, and Benton L. Peterson (C) from Manti in the 2008 election.

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Previous Utah State Senators (District 24)

NamePartyTerm
Darin Peterson Republican2005–2009
Leonard M. BlackhamRepublican2003–2004
Peter C. Knudson Republican1999–2002
John P. HolmgrenRepublican1985–1999
Miles Cap Ferry Republican1973–1984
Ralph A. PreeceRepublican1969–1972
Samuel J. TaylorRepublican1967

Election results

2016 general election

Utah State Senate election, 2016 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ralph Okerlund (unopposed)----

2012 general election

Utah State Senate election, 2012 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ralph Okerlund29,58886.4
Constitution Trestin Meacham4,64713.6

2008 general election

Utah State Senate election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ralph Okerlund19,07367.6
Democratic Tobiah Dillon6,47122.9
Constitution Benton L. Peterson2,6669.5

2006 general election

Utah State Senate election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Darin G. Peterson 14,89368.1
Democratic Don Foutz5,17323.7
Constitution Gary R. VanHorn1,7968.2

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References

  1. "Ballotpedia -- Utah State Senate elections, 2016: List of Candidates". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. "Ballotpedia -- Ralph Okerlund". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 3, 2016.