1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Utah House District 42
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Kurt Oscarson (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Kevin K. Petty (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kurt OscarsonDemocrat · winner
54.7%2,386
Kevin K. PettyRepublican
42.4%1,849
Kyle A. DalongIndependent
3.0%129
4,364 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