This Sandy Democrat came within 100 votes of beating a GOP rep last year. Here’s why that won’t happen again

Legislators say they considered incumbent addresses when redistricting, but not to stifle competition.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Wendy Davis, a Democrat who narrowly lost a state House seat last year, at her home in Sandy on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Davis said she's been cut out of her former opponent's district, Republican Rep. Steve Eliason. She's holding a map that shows, in color, the new districts, with the previous districts outlined.

This Sandy Democrat came within 100 votes of beating a GOP rep last year. Here’s why that won’t happen again

Legislators say they considered incumbent addresses when redistricting, but not to stifle competition.

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