1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Utah State Senate election results, district by district
Every Utah State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 29 seats
After the electionD 8 · R 21
Races14
Changed party2
Unopposed7%1 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 4 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Wilford Black (D) | 31.5 | |
| SD-5 | Robert E. Wood (D) | 30.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-6 | Stephen J. Rees (R) | 10.3 | |
| SD-8 | Fred Finlinson (R) | 13.8 | |
| SD-14 | Craig Peterson (R) | 87.6 | |
| SD-16 | Chuck E. Peterson (R) | 82.5 | |
| SD-17 | Eldon Money (D) | 78.3 | |
| SD-19 | Boyd K. Storey (R) | 19.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-20 | Glade Nielsen (R) | 8.4 | |
| SD-23 | Lane Beattie (R) | 24.9 | |
| SD-25 | Lyle Hillyard (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-27 | Omar Bunnell (D) | 11.1 | |
| SD-28 | Cary G. Peterson (R) | 44.3 | |
| SD-29 | Dixie Leavitt (R) | Unopposed |
Utah State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner