1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Utah Senate District 5
Utah State Senate · Utah
Robert E. Wood (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Dix McMullin (R) by 30.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert E. WoodDemocrat · winner
65.2%16,490
Dix McMullinRepublican · incumbent
34.8%8,803
25,293 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