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1996 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election?

Merrill Cook won the 1996 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election. Merrill Cook received 129,963 popular votes (54.99%). The main challenger was Ross C. Anderson (42.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Cook and Anderson

Cook +12.6 pts · won by 29,680 votes
Merrill CookRepublicanWINNER54.99%
129,963 votes
Ross C. AndersonDemocratic42.44%
100,283 votes
Arly H. PedersenIndependent1.3%
3,070 votes
Catherine Carternatural law1.26%
2,981 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.