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1984Final results

1984 election for Utah Senate District 16

Utah State Senate · Utah

Chuck E. Peterson (R) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating Maurice Marchant (D) by 67.2 points.

Chuck E. PetersonRepublican · winner
83.4%12,635
16.2%2,453
Sharon BirdLibertarian
0.4%59
15,147 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+67.21984R+57.01992R+30.62000R+56.22004R+23.12008R+57.72012

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

The candidates

Chuck E. Peterson (R)Maurice Marchant (D)

Also on the ballot: Sharon Bird (Libertarian), 0.4%