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1986 election for Utah House District 46

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Kelly C. Atkinson (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Carol L. Wagstaff (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Kelly C. AtkinsonDemocrat · winner
52.4%3,175
45.0%2,729
2.6%156
6,060 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+5.31980R+14.11982R+32.61984D+7.41986D+12.81988D+22.11990

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

The candidates