24th Utah Senate District

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Map of the 24th Utah Senate District.
Map of the 24th Utah Senate District.

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 Darin Peterson. Peterson was appointed to the Utah Senate in 2005 and formally elected in 2006. Due to health concerns, he opted not to pursue re-election in 2008, endorsing Sevier County Commissioner Ralph Okerlund from Monroe as the Republican nominee. The Democratic Party's nominee is Tobiah "Toby" Dillon from Tooele City, while the Constitution Party's nominee is Benton L. Peterson from Manti.

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[edit] Previous Utah State Senators (District 24)

Further information: List of Utah State Legislatures
Name Party Term
Leonard M. Blackham Republican 2003-2004
Peter C. Knudson Republican 1999-2002
John P. Holmgren Republican 1985-1999
Miles Cap Ferry Republican 1973-1984
Ralph A. Preece Republican 1969-1972
Samuel J. Taylor Republican 1967

[edit] Election Results

[edit] 2006 General Election

Utah State Senate election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Darin G. Peterson 14,893 68.1
Democratic Don Foutz 5,173 23.7
Constitution Gary R. VanHorn 1,796 8.2

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