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1992Final resultsSpecial election

1992 special election for Utah Senate District 2

Utah State Senate · Utah

Wilford Black (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Larry D. Garske (R) by 32.1 points.

Wilford BlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%12,736
Larry D. GarskeRepublican
31.5%6,302
Clayton ButlerLibertarian
4.9%985
20,023 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+4.11980D+16.51984D+31.51988D+32.11992 specialD+29.51996D+41.42006

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

The candidates

Wilford Black (D)Larry D. Garske (R)

Also on the ballot: Clayton Butler (Libertarian), 4.9%