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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Utah House District 30

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Gene Davis (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating John Hollinghaus (R) by 12.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Gene DavisDemocrat · winner
55.1%3,397
John HollinghausRepublican · incumbent
42.6%2,626
Ronald AeosLibertarian
2.2%137
6,160 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+31.81980D+1.41982R+2.51984D+12.51986D+4.61988D+11.51990

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

The candidates

Gene Davis (D)John Hollinghaus (R)

Also on the ballot: Ronald Aeos (Libertarian), 2.2%