1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Utah Senate District 18
Utah State Senate · Utah
Winn L. Richards (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Dale Stratford (R) by 12.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Winn L. RichardsDemocrat · winner
56.1%8,975
Dale StratfordRepublican · incumbent
43.9%7,035
16,010 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