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1986Final results

1986 election for Utah House District 26

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Blaze Wharton (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Buhler (R) by 29.6 points.

Blaze WhartonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%2,956
32.1%1,537
Kitty K. BurtonLibertarian
6.2%297
4,790 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

EvenR+42.51980D+22.81982D+20.21984D+29.61986D+32.51988D+40.01990

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