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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for Utah House District 65

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Don Strong (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Glen B. Bird (D) by 11.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Don StrongRepublican · winner
55.6%4,297
Glen B. BirdDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%3,431
7,728 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+12.41982R+14.41984D+0.51986R+11.21988R+9.31990R+16.31992

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