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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah House District 47

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Michael Waddoups (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Hiskey (D) by 8.1 points.

Michael WaddoupsRepublican · winner
54.1%5,131
Paul HiskeyDemocrat
45.9%4,359
9,490 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+13.11980R+15.71982R+3.71986R+8.11988R+5.31990D+1.41992

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