1986Final results
1986 election for Utah Senate District 12
Utah State Senate · Utah
Bill Barton (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Del L. Buckner (D) by 10.2 points.
Bill BartonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%5,889
Del L. BucknerDemocrat
44.9%4,796
10,685 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