1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Utah House District 51
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Hugh D. Rush (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Ken Heaton (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Hugh D. RushDemocrat · winner
52.7%2,566
Ken HeatonRepublican · incumbent
45.2%2,204
Jeff McOmieLibertarian
2.1%101
4,871 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