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1984Final results

1984 election for Utah Senate District 20

Utah State Senate · Utah

Lowell Peterson (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Ed Ryan (D) by 18.8 points.

Lowell PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%12,028
Ed RyanDemocrat
40.6%8,219
20,247 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+10.81980R+18.81984R+8.41988D+1.71992R+1.62000R+15.12004

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