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1984Final results

1984 election for Utah Senate District 2

Utah State Senate · Utah

Wilford Black (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Harding (R) by 16.5 points.

Wilford BlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%9,803
Richard HardingRepublican
40.5%6,971
Randall W. CatesLibertarian
2.5%430
17,204 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

EvenD+31.21976D+4.11980D+16.51984D+31.51988D+32.11992 specialD+29.51996

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

The candidates

Wilford Black (D)Richard Harding (R)

Also on the ballot: Randall W. Cates (Libertarian), 2.5%