1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Utah election results
Every race on Utah's ballot in the 1996 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races94
Changed party8
Unopposed29%27 races
Incumbents defeated4
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Robert Dole (R) | 21.1 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Mike O. Leavitt (R) | 52.6 |
U.S. House
R 3 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | James Hansen (R) | 38.3 | |
| UT-2 | Merrill Cook (R) | 12.6 | |
| UT-3 | Christopher Cannon (R) | 3.9 | Flipped |
Utah State Senate
D 4 · R 10 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Pete Suazo (D) | 29.5 | |
| SD-5 | R. Mont Evans (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Michael Waddoups (R) | 11.4 | |
| SD-8 | Scott Newell Howell (D) | 8.7 | |
| SD-14 | Craig Peterson (R) | 81.0 | |
| SD-16 | Howard C. Nielson (R) | 84.4 | |
| SD-17 | Robert W. Muhlestein (R) | 0.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-19 | Robert F. Montgomery (R) | 1.6 | |
| SD-20 | Joseph Hull (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Lane Beattie (R) | 43.9 | |
| SD-25 | Lyle Hillyard (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Mike Dmitrich (D) | 9.8 | |
| SD-28 | Leonard M. Blackham (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Lorin V. Jones (R) | 76.8 |
Utah House of Representatives
D 20 · R 55 · 6 changed party
Utah
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab