1988Final results
1988 election for Utah House District 59
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
John Valentine (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Berdean Jarman (D) by 30.8 points.
John ValentineRepublican · winner
62.7%5,668
Berdean JarmanDemocrat
32.0%2,888
Kenneth KartchnerIndependent
5.3%479
9,035 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