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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah House District 35

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Reese Hunter (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Dan G. Hirst (D) by 11.9 points.

Reese HunterRepublican · winner
54.6%5,302
Dan G. HirstDemocrat
42.7%4,148
Paul TinkerIndependent
2.7%265
9,715 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+25.01982R+28.41984R+1.21986R+11.91988R+5.81990D+15.61992

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

The candidates

Reese Hunter (R)Dan G. Hirst (D)

Also on the ballot: Paul Tinker (Independent), 2.7%