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1986Final results

1986 election for Utah House District 27

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

G. Lamont Richards (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Peter W. Guyon (D) by 10.4 points.

G. Lamont RichardsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%3,783
43.6%3,057
Sidney J. MuchaLibertarian
2.5%173
7,013 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

EvenD+17.31976R+0.21978R+19.11980R+10.41986D+7.81988D+13.81990

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

The candidates

G. Lamont Richards (R)Peter W. Guyon (D)

Also on the ballot: Sidney J. Mucha (Libertarian), 2.5%