Democrats appeared poised to pick up three seats in the Utah House of Representatives and one seat in the state Senate, according to early, unofficial election results.
The minority party was leading in two open House seats — in the Draper and Sandy areas of District 31 and District 10 in Weber County — and seemed in good position to knock off one Republican House incumbent, Rep. Bruce Cutler, in District 44 in the Murray area.
Democrats Suzanne Harrison, Lawanna Shurtliff and Andrew Stoddard, respectively, were ahead in early results. Harrison lost her bid for the District 31 seat two years ago by just three votes, while Shurtliff is a former legislator who held the District 10 seat for 10 years before retiring in 2008.