Utah State House District 23
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Hoang Nguyen Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Hoang NguyenDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first winFranklin D. RobinsonRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Hoang Nguyen (D) 71.7, M. Scott Romney (R) 26.4, Cabot Wm Nelson (O) 1.9
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- Hoang NguyenIncumbentDemocratic
- Cabot W NelsonOther(Forward)
- Franklin D. RobinsonRepublican
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- Last election
- Hoang Nguyen (Democratic) won by 45.3 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 3 candidates
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Left column: NguyenRight column: Robinson
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- Won 1 of 1
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 2
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- Hoang NguyenIncumbentDemocratic
- Cabot W NelsonOther(Forward)
- Franklin D. RobinsonRepublican
Source: utah.gov (PDF), dated Sep 21
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,868
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHoang NguyenWon Democratic 17,82171.7% RepublicanM. Scott Romney Republican 6,56626.4% OtherCabot Wm Nelson Other 4811.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,008
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBrian S. KingWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,08776.6% RepublicanRuth Ann Abbott Republican 4,38620.9% OtherCabot William Nelson Other 5352.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,704
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSandra HollinsWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,87973.6% RepublicanBradley A. Borden Republican 2,82526.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,040
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSandra HollinsWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,05875.3% RepublicanArnold M. Jones Republican 1,98224.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,922
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSandra HollinsWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,46469.0% RepublicanScott A. Hawkins Republican 2,45831.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,001
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSandra HollinsWon Democratic 2,49262.3% RepublicanKristopher M. Smith Republican 1,28232.0% LibertarianMegan Clegg Libertarian 2275.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,411
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJennifer SeeligWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,10968.9% RepublicanRichard D. Barnes Republican 2,30231.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,210
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJennifer SeeligWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,76665.7% RepublicanRichard D. Barnes Republican 1,27730.3% LibertarianMark T. Sweet Libertarian 1674.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,390
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJen SeeligWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,34067.9% RepublicanGordon Storrs Republican 2,05032.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,874
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJen SeeligWon Democratic 2,27958.8% RepublicanKelli P. Dickerson Republican 1,44137.2% OtherF. Joseph Irish Other 1544.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,525
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDuane E. BourdeauxWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,42067.7% RepublicanMichael J. Montgomery Republican 2,10532.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,300
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDuane E. BourdeauxWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,92768.1% RepublicanOrrin Colby III Republican 1,37331.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,747
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDuane E. BourdeauxWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,00859.4% RepublicanKent W. Moore Republican 2,73940.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,750
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDuane E. BourdeauxWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,02363.6% RepublicanJack Ellefsen Republican 1,72736.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,957
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDuane E. BourdeauxWon Democratic 4,05258.2% RepublicanMark Hansen Republican 2,75239.6% OtherGlen Leroy Winkworth Jr. Other 1532.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,353
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPete SuazoWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,30261.7% RepublicanGena Snodgrass Republican 1,89935.5% OtherJohn P. Langford Other 1522.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,129
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPete SuazoWon Democratic 4,63665.0% RepublicanDon P. Paver Jr. Republican 2,49335.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,397
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank PignanelliWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,04656.4% RepublicanMarianne Stoddard Republican 2,16340.1% LibertarianClayton Butler Libertarian 1883.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,750
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank PignanelliWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,23454.6% RepublicanRobert Sykes Republican 3,26342.1% LibertarianDorothy Makin Libertarian 2533.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,284
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrank PignanelliWon Democratic 3,02357.2% RepublicanRobert Sykes(incumbent) Republican 2,16841.0% LibertarianDavid L. McCorkle Libertarian 931.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,141
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert SykesWon Republican 4,16751.2% DemocraticJames Witucki(incumbent) Democratic 3,78246.5% LibertarianAndy Przybyla Libertarian 1922.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,699
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames WituckiWon Democratic 3,37550.4% RepublicanRobert Sykes(incumbent) Republican 3,32449.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,410
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMerrill HarwardWon(incumbent) Republican 6,95360.9% DemocraticRichard S. Nemelka Democratic 4,45739.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,788
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMerrill HarwardWon(incumbent) Republican 4,85871.6% DemocraticLonnie Johnson Democratic 1,93028.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,767
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMerrill HarwardWon Republican 5,40661.7% DemocraticJan Johnson Democratic 3,36138.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,513
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPeter K. EllisonWon(incumbent) Republican 3,42952.6% DemocraticRichard S. Nemelka Democratic 3,08447.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,127
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPeter K. EllisonWon Republican 3,37855.1% DemocraticJohn A. Shelton Democratic 2,74944.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,598
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanC. Elmo TurnerWon Republican 2,80150.0% DemocraticGlen W. Crump(incumbent) Democratic 2,79750.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,195
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Utah House of Representatives District 23, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGlen W. CrumpWon Democratic 3,14450.8% RepublicanJames H. Day(incumbent) Republican 3,05149.3%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Utah State House District 23, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ut/house/23. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ut/sldl:23
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026