1986Final results
1986 election for Utah Senate District 9
Utah State Senate · Utah
Lorin Pace (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Swensen (D) by 7.8 points.
Lorin PaceRepublican · winner
53.9%8,334
Ronald J. SwensenDemocrat
46.1%7,127
15,461 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