1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Utah election results
Every race on Utah's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races95
Changed party11
Unopposed11%10 races
Incumbents defeated7
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | George H.w. Bush (R) | 34.2 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Orrin G. Hatch (R) | 35.4 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Norman H. Bangerter (R) | 1.7 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | James Hansen (R) | 19.6 | |
| UT-2 | Wayne Owens (D) | 16.3 | |
| UT-3 | Howard Nielson (R) | 36.0 |
Utah State Senate
D 4 · R 10 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Wilford Black (D) | 31.5 | |
| SD-5 | Robert E. Wood (D) | 30.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-6 | Stephen J. Rees (R) | 10.3 | |
| SD-8 | Fred Finlinson (R) | 13.8 | |
| SD-14 | Craig Peterson (R) | 87.6 | |
| SD-16 | Chuck E. Peterson (R) | 82.5 | |
| SD-17 | Eldon Money (D) | 78.3 | |
| SD-19 | Boyd K. Storey (R) | 19.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-20 | Glade Nielsen (R) | 8.4 | |
| SD-23 | Lane Beattie (R) | 24.9 | |
| SD-25 | Lyle Hillyard (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-27 | Omar Bunnell (D) | 11.1 | |
| SD-28 | Cary G. Peterson (R) | 44.3 | |
| SD-29 | Dixie Leavitt (R) | Unopposed |
Utah House of Representatives
D 28 · R 47 · 9 changed party
Utah
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab