1986Final results
1986 election for Utah Senate District 1
Utah State Senate · Utah
Frances Farley (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating David O. Martin (R) by 29.3 points.
Frances FarleyDemocrat · winner
63.8%9,137
David O. MartinRepublican
34.5%4,938
Gale B. BacheanLibertarian
1.7%248
14,323 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