1986Final results
1986 election for Utah Senate District 3
Utah State Senate · Utah
Richard Carling (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Rod Pooboy (D) by 12.8 points.
Richard CarlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%10,362
Rod PooboyDemocrat
42.6%7,964
John CraigleLibertarian
2.0%368
18,694 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