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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah House District 23

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Frank Pignanelli (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Sykes (R) by 12.5 points.

Frank PignanelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%4,234
Robert SykesRepublican
42.1%3,263
Dorothy MakinLibertarian
3.3%253
7,750 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+0.81982R+4.71984D+16.21986D+12.51988D+16.41990D+30.11992

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

The candidates

Frank Pignanelli (D)Robert Sykes (R)

Also on the ballot: Dorothy Makin (Libertarian), 3.3%