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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Utah House District 50

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Allan Rushton (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Bryson Garbett (R) by 9.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Allan RushtonDemocrat · winner
54.8%2,401
Bryson GarbettRepublican · incumbent
45.2%1,980
4,381 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+23.71980R+4.41982R+6.61984D+9.61986D+8.11988D+20.31990

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