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Utah Democrats won a third of the votes for the state House, but only a fifth of the seats. Is this what gerrymandering looks like?

(Photo illustration by Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) The nine silhouettes represent the nine additional Democrats that could be in office if representation in the Utah House of Representatives was proportionate to the state's popular vote. The upcoming class of Democrats in the Utah legislature from left to right are: Marie H. Poulson, Sandra Hollins, Andrew Stoddard, Stephanie Pitcher, Carol Spackman Moss, Patrice Arent, Mark Wheatley, Karen Kwan, Suzanne Harrison, Elizabeth Weight, Brian King, Luwanna Lou Shurtliff, Angela Romero, Susan Duckworth, Joel Briscoe and Jen Dailey-Provost.