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1988Final results

1988 election for Utah Senate District 23

Utah State Senate · Utah

Lane Beattie (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Nelda Bishop (D) by 24.9 points.

Lane BeattieRepublican · winner
61.2%13,860
Nelda BishopDemocrat
36.3%8,219
Tim SeeleyOther party
2.4%551
22,630 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+24.91988R+43.91996R+38.02000R+46.62004R+44.22008R+28.92012

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

The candidates

Lane Beattie (R)Nelda Bishop (D)

Also on the ballot: Tim Seeley (Other party), 2.4%