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1984Final results

1984 election for Utah Senate District 8

Utah State Senate · Utah

Fred Finlinson (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Elgin Hokansen (D) by 34.8 points.

Fred FinlinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%13,397
32.6%6,473
19,870 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+27.41976R+50.01980R+34.81984R+13.81988D+2.31992D+8.71996

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