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John Jackson (United Utah Party) was a candidate who sought election to the Utah State Senate to represent District 8. Jackson lost the general election on November 6, 2018.
Jackson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 44 of the Utah House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2014.
Jackson was removed from the 2016 candidate list when he did not receive the necessary delegates in the Democratic convention.
Kathleen Riebe (D) defeated incumbent Brian Zehnder (R) and John Jackson (United Utah Party) in the general election for Utah State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Kathleen Riebe (D) |
55.8
|
23,221 |
|
|
Brian Zehnder (R) |
41.7
|
17,328 | |
|
|
John Jackson (United Utah Party) |
2.5
|
1,053 | |
|
|
Total votes: 41,602 |
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Incumbent Brian Zehnder defeated Jaren Davis in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Brian Zehnder (R) |
61.5
|
5,954 |
|
|
Jaren Davis (R) |
38.5
|
3,732 | |
|
|
Total votes: 9,686 |
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 17, 2016.
Christine Passey ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 44 Democratic primary.| Utah House of Representatives District 44, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Christine Passey (unopposed) | |
| Utah House of Representatives District 44, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Bruce Cutler Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2014. Christine Passey was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Bruce Cutler defeated John Jackson and Raymond J. Poole in the Republican convention. Bret Black ran as a Libertarian. Cutler defeated Passey and Black in the general election.
| Utah House of Representatives District 44, General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bruce R. Cutler |
48.5% | 4,208 | |
| Democratic | Christine Passey | 47.9% | 4,155 | |
| Libertarian | Bret Black | 3.6% | 311 | |
| Total Votes | 8,674 | |||
Jackson ran for election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 44. Jackson was defeated by incumbent Tim Cosgrove (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
| Utah House of Representatives, District 44, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tim Cosgrove Incumbent |
55.2% | 7,412 | |
| Republican | Christy Achziger | 42.3% | 5,690 | |
| Independent | John Jackson | 2.5% | 334 | |
| Total Votes | 13,436 | |||
