1982Final results

1982 election for Utah Senate District 4

Utah State Senate · Utah

Wayne Sandberg (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Bruce R. Baird (D) by 17.4 points.

Wayne SandbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%11,003
39.4%7,628
Cynthia SkousenLibertarian
3.8%726
19,357 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+27.21974R+0.31978R+17.41982R+16.61986D+12.01990R+26.41992 special

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Wayne Sandberg (R)Bruce R. Baird (D)

Also on the ballot: Cynthia Skousen (Libertarian), 3.8%