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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah House District 32

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Janet Rose (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Alvin S. Merrill (R) by 18.0 points.

Janet RoseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%4,807
39.6%3,307
John CraigleLibertarian
2.8%232
8,346 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

EvenR+18.91982R+19.21984D+7.51986D+18.01988D+7.41990D+19.91992

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

The candidates

Janet Rose (D)Alvin S. Merrill (R)

Also on the ballot: John Craigle (Libertarian), 2.8%