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1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1990 election for Utah Senate District 12

Utah State Senate · Utah

Millie M. Peterson (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Barton (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Millie M. PetersonDemocrat · winner
53.1%6,057
Bill BartonRepublican · incumbent
46.9%5,345
11,402 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+4.51978R+16.71982R+10.21986D+6.21990D+0.71994D+11.81998

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