Once Seat Is Won, It Tends to Stay Won

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Over the past decade, Utah legislators won nine of every 10 times that they sought re-election.

And the few times that they lost, it usually was to someone from their own party, according to a new Deseret News analysis of election results.

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Once Seat Is Won, It Tends to Stay Won

Such stunning job security -- and party security -- is among reasons that a petition drive has emerged to seek creation of an independent commission to suggest district boundaries to the Legislature. It would help prevent legislators from choosing their own voters, and from creating bou...

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