Utah's fifty-sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Kay Christofferson.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 90,503 civilians reside within Utah's fifty-sixth state house district. Utah's state representatives represent an average of 36,852 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 29,776 residents.

About the office

Members of the Utah House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Utah legislators assume office the first or second day of session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Utah House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

• A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
• 25 years old at the filing deadline time
• A three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time
• A resident for 6 months of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
• No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, can be a member of the House of Representatives, provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.
• A qualified voter. A qualified voter is someone who is:

* A U.S. citizen

* A resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election

* At least 18 years old by the next election

* His or her principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah.

Salaries

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor is responsible for selecting a replacement. A liaison for the political party that last held the seat must recommend a successor to the Governor. The vacancy must be filled immediately. The person who is selected to the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.

If the vacancy happens after the nominating deadline in an election year, a new candidate must file papers in order to be on the ballot. This is only if the vacancy happens after September 1st and the unfilled term is set to expire at the end of the election. Nominating papers must be filed within 21 days after the vacancy happened.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Utah House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline is March 19, 2020.

2018

The primary elections were canceled.

The primary elections were canceled.

2016

Elections for the Utah House of Representatives 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 Kay Christofferson ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 56 general election. Incumbent Kay Christofferson ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 56 Republican primary.

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. Mark Byrge, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic convention but withdrew before the general election. Incumbent Kay Christofferson was unopposed in the Republican convention and was unopposed in the general election.

2012

Elections for the office of Utah House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Republican Kay Christofferson defeated Democrat Leslie Dalton in the general election. Christofferson defeated Christy Kane in the Republican primary election. Dalton was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Utah House of Representatives, District 56, General Election, 2012

Utah House of Representatives District 56 Republican Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Utah House of Representatives District 56 raised a total of $204,894. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $12,053 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Utah House of Representatives District 56