1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Scott Newell Howell (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Fred Finlinson (R) by 2.3 points.
Scott Newell HowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%14,305
Fred FinlinsonRepublican · incumbent
48.8%13,658
27,963 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET