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Rich Cunningham (Utah)
Rich Cunningham (Republican Party) was a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 50. He assumed office on January 1, 2013. He left office in 2017.
Cunningham (Republican Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cunningham served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Retirement and Independent Entities, Vice-Chair |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cunningham served on the following committees:
| Utah committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Economic Development and Workforce Services, Vice chair |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Tracy Miller defeated Sara Cimmers in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tracy Miller (R)  | 67.0 | 13,930 |
 | Sara Cimmers (D) | 33.0 | 6,871 | |
| Total votes: 20,801 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sara Cimmers advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Tracy Miller defeated Rich Cunningham in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracy Miller | 55.5 | 3,365 |
 | Rich Cunningham | 44.5 | 2,694 | |
| Total votes: 6,059 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Sara Cimmers advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on March 30, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Cimmers (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican Convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rich Cunningham in round 2 , and Tracy Miller in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 80 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cunningham in this election.
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher won election in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Pulsipher (R) | 100.0 | 12,787 |
| Total votes: 12,787 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Susan Pulsipher defeated Rich Cunningham in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Pulsipher | 63.3 | 3,818 |
| Rich Cunningham | 36.7 | 2,213 | |
| Total votes: 6,031 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45
Rich Cunningham and incumbent Susan Pulsipher advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 45 on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Cunningham (R) | 54.7 | 41 |
| ✔ | | Susan Pulsipher (R) | 45.3 | 34 |
| Total votes: 75 | |||
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2020
See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah State Senate District 10
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Dan McClellan in the general election for Utah State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lincoln Fillmore (R) | 65.2 | 44,126 |
 | Dan McClellan (D) | 34.8 | 23,586 | |
| Total votes: 67,712 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 10
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Rich Cunningham in the Republican primary for Utah State Senate District 10 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lincoln Fillmore | 53.5 | 12,100 |
| Rich Cunningham | 46.5 | 10,502 | |
| Total votes: 22,602 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 10
Dan McClellan advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah State Senate District 10 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dan McClellan (D) |
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2016
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Utah State Senate 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.
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Dan Paget in the Utah State Senate District 10 general election.[1]
| Utah State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lincoln Fillmore Incumbent |
70.26% | 31,762 | |
| Democratic | Dan Paget | 29.74% | 13,442 | |
| Total Votes | 45,204 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Dan Paget ran unopposed in the Utah State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Utah State Senate District 10, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Paget (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Lincoln Fillmore defeated Rich Cunningham in the Utah State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Utah State Senate District 10, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lincoln Fillmore Incumbent |
54.85% | 5,465 | |
| Republican | Rich Cunningham | 45.15% | 4,498 | |
| Total Votes | 9,963 | |||
2014
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. Gabriel Morazan was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Rich Cunningham defeated Louis Welch in the Republican convention. Cunningham defeated Morazan in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rich L. Cunningham Incumbent |
77.6% | 8,554 | |
| Democratic | Gabriel Morazan | 22.4% | 2,468 | |
| Total Votes | 11,022 | |||
2012
Cunningham won election in the 2012 election for Utah House of Representatives District 50. Cunningham defeated incumbent Merlynn Newbold and Steven E. Roberts in the Republican convention and defeated Billie Gay Larson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rich Cunningham |
77.3% | 13,508 | |
| Democratic | Billie Gay Larson | 22.7% | 3,978 | |
| Total Votes | 17,486 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Rich Cunningham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Rich Cunningham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2017
In 2017, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 23 through March 9. There was also a special session on September 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 25 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Utah State Legislature was in session from January 26 through March 12.
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2014
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In 2014, the 60th Utah State Legislature, second year, was in session from January 27 to March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the 60th Utah State Legislature, first year, was in session from January 28 to March 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Utah House of Representatives District 45 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 22, 2014
- ↑ Lieutenant Governor's Office, "Utah 2012 candidate filings," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Utah Legislative Ratings, "UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index," May 19, 2015
- ↑ GrassRoots, "2015 Legislative Report," accessed May 30, 2017
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| Preceded by Merlynn Newbold (R) |
Utah House of Representatives District 50 2013-2017 |
Succeeded by Susan Pulsipher (R) |
