Utah State House District 59
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mike Kohler Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
Celeste T. JohnsonDemocraticLuke SearleRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Mike Kohler (R) 59.2, Julie A. Monahan (D) 40.8
- Last election
- Mike Kohler (Republican) won by 18.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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The current holder, Mike Kohler, is not on the candidate list.
- Celeste T. JohnsonDemocratic
- Luke SearleRepublican
Source: utah.gov (PDF), dated Sep 21
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,033
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike KohlerWon Republican 14,23759.2% DemocraticJulie A. Monahan Democratic 9,79640.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,061
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike KohlerWon(incumbent) Republican 10,58058.6% DemocraticMeaghan Miller Democratic 7,48141.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,983
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVal L. PetersonWon(incumbent) Republican 15,14275.8% OtherCatherine Eslinger Other 4,84124.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,838
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVal L. PetersonWon(incumbent) Republican 9,81282.9% IndependentGregory Hmura Independent 2,02617.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,926
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVal L. PetersonWon(incumbent) Republican 11,06579.5% DemocraticRachel Nelson Democratic 2,86120.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,961
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVal L. PetersonWon(incumbent) Republican 4,961100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,691
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVal PetersonWon(incumbent) Republican 9,97185.3% LibertarianKenny Barlow Libertarian 8807.5% OtherBenjamin Norton Other 8407.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,298
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVal PetersonWon Republican 4,37682.6% DemocraticJames Greer Democratic 92217.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,018
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLorie D. FowlkeWon(incumbent) Republican 5,77164.0% DemocraticPaul Thompson Democratic 3,24736.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,983
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLorie D. FowlkeWon(incumbent) Republican 4,23685.0% LibertarianRuss Zimmerman Libertarian 74715.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,949
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLorie D. FowlkeWon Republican 7,50183.8% LibertarianRuss Zimmerman Libertarian 1,44816.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,384
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike ThompsonWon(incumbent) Republican 4,384100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,514
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike ThompsonWon Republican 6,53576.8% DemocraticPhil Harmon Democratic 1,97923.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,453
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTammy J. RowanWon(incumbent) Republican 3,71883.5% OtherJohn T. Wilkinson Other 73516.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,755
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTammy J. RowanWon Republican 5,65072.9% DemocraticRobert A. Davis Democratic 1,90324.5% OtherJason Gallentine Other 2022.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,479
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDoyle M. MortimerWon(incumbent) Republican 3,89071.0% DemocraticRobert A. Davis Democratic 1,58929.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,337
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDoyle M. MortimerWon Republican 6,75172.3% DemocraticRick Storey Democratic 2,58627.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,744
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn ValentineWon(incumbent) Republican 4,60968.3% DemocraticH. K. Pang Democratic 2,13531.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,035
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn ValentineWon Republican 5,66862.7% DemocraticBerdean Jarman Democratic 2,88832.0% IndependentKenneth Kartchner Independent 4795.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,488
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames MossWon(incumbent) Republican 4,488100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,201
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames MossWon(incumbent) Republican 7,201100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,969
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames MossWon Republican 5,28675.8% DemocraticGeorge T. Gardner Democratic 1,68324.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,174
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKeith JorgensenWon(incumbent) Republican 5,45759.5% DemocraticD. Craig Anderson Democratic 3,71740.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,547
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKeith JorgensenWon(incumbent) Republican 4,46080.4% DemocraticMark Kenning Democratic 1,08719.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,862
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKeith JorgensenWon Republican 3,99650.8% DemocraticRex M. Brown Democratic 3,03038.5% OtherRobert T. Owens Other 83610.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,103
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanA. Alton HoffmanWon(incumbent) Republican 3,49857.3% DemocraticJ. Whitney Floyd Democratic 1,88830.9% OtherRaymond J. Heidt Other 71711.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,920
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanA. Alton HoffmanWon Republican 4,17660.4% DemocraticLamar R. Frandsen Democratic 2,74439.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,985
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdison J. StephensWon Republican 2,57851.7% DemocraticKoy G. Page Democratic 2,40748.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,229
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Utah House of Representatives District 59, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGlen H. ThurstonWon(incumbent) Republican 3,14960.2% DemocraticSamuel F. Hopkin Democratic 2,08039.8%
- 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 59, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ut/house/59. 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:59
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026