1988Final results
1988 election for Utah House District 17
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Walt Bain (R) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Distel (D) by 49.1 points.
Walt BainRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.5%8,801
Jack DistelDemocrat
25.5%3,005
11,806 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET