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Utah
Women in Elective Office - Historical Summary

U.S. Congress  
  Enid Greene Waldholtz (R)
Karen Shepherd (D)
Reva Z. Beck Bosone (D)
 U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative		 1995-1997
1993-1995
1949-1953 
 
Statewide Elective Executives
  Olene S. Walker (R)
  
Jan Graham (D) 		Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General 		2003-2005
1993-2003
1993-2001
 
State Legislature*
   
  
  
  
State
  
  
Senate
Total
Wom./
Total
  
  
House
Total
Wom./
Total
Total
Wom./
Total
  
%
Total
Year 
 Rank 
  D  
  R 
  Senate  
   D  
  R  
  House  
  Legis.  
 Wom. 
                          
2008
 35 2 2 4/ 29 9 7 16/ 75 20/ 104 19.2
2007
 39 1 2 3/ 29 8 7 15/ 75 18/ 104 17.3
2006
 27 2 2 4/ 29 8 10 18/ 75 22/ 104 21.2
2005
 28 2 2 4/ 29 7 10 17/ 75 21/ 104 20.2
2004
 30 3 2 5/ 29 7 10 17/ 75 22/ 104 21.2
2003
 24 3 2 5/ 29 7 11 18/ 75 23/ 104 22.1
2002
 23 4 2 6/ 29 9 9 18/ 75 24/ 104 23.1
2001
 26 3 2 5/ 29 9 9 18/ 75 23/ 104 22.1
2000
 28 3 1 4/ 29 8 10 18/ 75 22/ 104 21.2
1999
 29 3 1 4/ 29 8 10 18/ 75 22/ 104 21.2
1998
 38 1 0 1/ 29 6 10 16/ 75 17/ 104 16.3
1997
 37 1 0 1/ 29 6 10 16/ 75 17/ 104 16.3
1996
 41 1 0 1/ 29 4 10 14/ 75 15/ 104 14.4
1995
 39 1 0 1/ 29 4 10 14/ 75 15/ 104 14.4
1994
 39 1 1 2/ 29 4 9 13/ 75 15/ 104 14.4
1993
 39 1 1 2/ 29 4 8 12/ 75 14/ 104 13.5
1992
 42 2 1 3/ 29 4 5 9/ 75 12/ 104 11.5
1991
 40 2 1 3/ 29 4 5 9/ 75 12/ 104 11.5
1990
 36 1 0 1/ 29 5 6 11/ 75 12/ 104 11.5
1989
 36 1 0 1/ 29 5 6 11/ 75 12/ 104 11.5
1988
 43 1 0 1/ 29 3 4 7/ 75 8/ 104 7.7
1987
 42 1 0 1/ 29 3 4 7/ 75 8/ 104 7.7
1986
 44 0 1 1/ 29 2 4 6/ 75 7/ 104 6.7
1985
 44 0 1 1/ 29 2 4 6/ 75 7/ 104 6.7
1984
 36 0 1 1/ 29 3 5 8/ 75 9/ 104 8.7
1983
 37 0 1 1/ 29 3 5 8/ 75 9/ 104 8.7
1981
 36 1 1 2/ 29 3 3 6/ 75 8/ 104 7.7
1979
 45 - - 1/ 29 - - 3/ 75 4/ 104 3.8
1977
 - - - 1/ NA - - 5/ NA 6/ NA -
1975
 - - - 0/ NA - - 8/ NA 8/ NA -
* Utah was the first state to elect a woman to the state senate. Martha Hughes Cannon, a Democrat, was elected in 1896.  

  

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