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  UT District 2 - R Convention
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Parents > United States > Utah > UT - District 02
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1996 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 04, 1996 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 04, 1996 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedMr. Matt October 09, 2022 08:51am
Data Sources[Link] p. 160
Description Candidates listed with the highest vote total they recieved on all four ballots

Republican Convention balloting results (candidates eliminated are in italics)

First Ballot
R. Todd Neilson - 272
Merrill Cook - 158
David J. Harmer - 152
Carol Nixon - 115
Carlton E. Bowen - 24
David B. Timmins - 8
John Charles Houston - 1

Second Ballot
R. Todd Neilson - 291
Merrill Cook - 168
David J. Harmer - 164
Carol Nixon - 94

Third Ballot
R. Todd Neilson - 332
Merrill Cook - 189
David J. Harmer - 181

Fourth Ballot
R. Todd Neilson - 453 (67%)
Merrill Cook - 221 (33%)

Since Neilson did not recieve 70% of votes, Cook was entitled to a primary election

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1994
NameEnid Greene Waldholtz Votes85,507 (45.83%)
Term01/03/1995 - 01/03/1997 Margin18,596 (+9.97%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1996
NameMerrill Cook Votes129,283 (54.86%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/1999 Margin29,000 (+12.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUT District 2 11/05/1996

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Name R. Todd Neilson Merrill Cook David J. Harmer John Charles Houston Carol Nixon David Brighton Timmins Carlton Edward Bowen
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Certified Votes 453 (67.21%) 221 (32.79%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -232 (-34.42%) -453 (-67.21%) -453 (-67.21%) -453 (-67.21%) -453 (-67.21%) -453 (-67.21%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 3 332 (47.29%) 189 (26.92%) 181 (25.78%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 291 (40.59%) 168 (23.43%) 164 (22.87%) 0 (0.00%) 94 (13.11%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 272 (37.26%) 158 (21.64%) 152 (20.82%) 1 (0.14%) 115 (15.75%) 8 (1.10%) 24 (3.29%)  
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