1998 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election?

Merrill Cook won the 1998 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election. Merrill Cook received 93,718 popular votes (52.76%). The main challenger was Lily Eskelsen (43.46%).

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

Cook +9.3 pts · won by 16,520 votes

Merrill Cook RepublicanWINNER52.76%

93,718 votes

Lily Eskelsen Democratic43.46%

77,198 votes

Ken LarsenIndependent2.25%

3,998 votes

Brian E. SwimLibertarian0.78%

1,390 votes

Arly H. PedersenIndependent0.46%

813 votes

Robert C. Leshnatural law0.29%

524 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.