1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Utah House District 23
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Frank Pignanelli (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Sykes (R) by 16.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Frank PignanelliDemocrat · winner
57.2%3,023
Robert SykesRepublican · incumbent
41.0%2,168
David L. McCorkleLibertarian
1.8%93
5,284 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET