1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeatedSpecial election
1990 special election for Utah Senate District 3
Utah State Senate · Utah
Robert C. Steiner (D) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Carling (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert C. SteinerDemocrat · winner
49.4%9,422
Richard CarlingRepublican · incumbent
47.0%8,960
Charles G. PierceLibertarian
3.7%697
19,079 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET