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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Utah House District 65

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Glen B. Bird (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Don Strong (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Glen B. BirdDemocrat · winner
49.7%2,354
Don StrongRepublican · incumbent
49.3%2,332
Cathryn WorkmanLibertarian
1.0%49
4,735 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

EvenD+38.11980R+12.41982R+14.41984D+0.51986R+11.21988R+9.31990

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

The candidates

Glen B. Bird (D)Don Strong (R)

Also on the ballot: Cathryn Workman (Libertarian), 1.0%