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Merrill Nelson
Merrill Nelson
Member of the Utah House of Representatives; from the 68th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 1, 2013
Preceded by	Bill Wright
Personal details
Born	July 16, 1955 (age 69); Tooele, Utah
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Grantsville, Utah
Alma mater	Brigham Young University; J. Reuben Clark Law School
Profession	Lawyer
Website	merrillnelson.com

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Merrill F. Nelson^[1] (born July 16, 1955 in Tooele, Utah) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 68^[2] since January 1, 2013.

Education

Nelson earned his BS in agricultural economics from Brigham Young University and his JD from its J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Elections

2012 Nelson was selected from four candidates by the Republican convention to challenge District 68 incumbent Republican Representative Bill Wright in the June 26, 2012 Republican primary, winning with 1,910 votes (52.3%)^[3] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 9,831 votes (73.8%) against Democratic nominee Thomas Nedreberg and Constitution candidate Paul McCollaum, Jr.^[4]

1998 To challenge Senate District 13 incumbent Democratic Representative George Mantes, Nelson won the 1998 Republican primary, but lost the November 3, 1998 General election by 45 votes to Democratic nominee Ron Allen^[5] who had won the Democratic Primary against Senator Mantes. Allen served in the seat from 1999 until 2006.

References

^ "Merrill F. Nelson (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "Merrill Nelson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "2012 Primary Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "1998 General Election Results" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. p. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

External links

Official page at the Utah State Legislature
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Merrill Nelson at Ballotpedia
Merrill Nelson at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

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[UL-1] "Merrill F. Nelson (R)". Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[PVS-2] "Merrill Nelson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[3] "2012 Primary Canvass Reports". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[4] "2012 General Canvass Report". Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[5] "1998 General Election Results" (PDF). Salt Lake City, Utah: Lieutenant Governor of Utah. p. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

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