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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Utah House District 7

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Grant D. Protzman (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Alford (R) by 11.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Grant D. ProtzmanDemocrat · winner
55.5%3,434
Kenneth AlfordRepublican · incumbent
44.5%2,753
6,187 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+19.81980R+4.11982R+24.21984D+11.01986D+18.31988D+20.51990

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