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Republicans could lose decades-long supermajority in Utah House

By Utah Public Radio · November 5, 2026 · 1 min read
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The GOP held 61 of the House's 75 seats at the beginning of the year. They need at least 50 to maintain their supermajority. Republicans could lose their supermajority in the Utah House of Representatives for the first time in 26 years following significant Democratic gains in Tuesday's general election.

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