State House District 72
State House District 72; Utah
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 54,868 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,392,331 ÷ 54,868) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.06, measured against a statewide vote in UT (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Constitution · declared
April Pinkston is a retired American history teacher, a former law enforcement officer and an Air Force veteran. She wants Utah to nullify laws she views as unconstitutional and to leave more decisions to parents and teachers.
Democratic · declared
Eva Weldon is a paraprofessional educator and substitute teacher for the Washington County School District. She also guides jeep tours near Zion National Park and sells her own artwork.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Joseph Elison has owned a business for 30 years and served 12 years on the Toquerville Board of Adjustments, six of them as chairman. He has lived in Washington County for 37 years and is a past president of the Hurricane Valley Rotary Club.
Records: Environment and Public Health 7 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 2 for, 5 against, Election Integrity 3 for,
Sources: vote.utah.gov2