1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Utah Governor
Governor · Utah
Norman H. Bangerter (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Wayne Owens (D) by 12.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Norman H. BangerterRepublican · winner
56.1%351,792
Wayne OwensDemocrat
43.9%275,669
627,461 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET