1986Final results
1986 election for Utah House District 38
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Melvin R. Brown (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating R. L. Guthrie (D) by 7.4 points.
Melvin R. BrownRepublican · winner
52.0%2,376
R. L. GuthrieDemocrat
44.6%2,037
James BakerLibertarian
3.4%153
4,566 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