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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah House District 15

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Don Bush (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating James E. Hurst (D) by 14.3 points.

Don BushRepublican · winner
55.3%2,944
41.0%2,182
Kevin CardonLibertarian
3.8%201
5,327 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+19.01978R+10.41982R+8.41986R+14.31988D+5.41990R+6.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Don Bush (R)James E. Hurst (D)

Also on the ballot: Kevin Cardon (Libertarian), 3.8%