1996Final results
1996 election for Utah Senate District 16
Utah State Senate · Utah
Howard C. Nielson (R) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Carol S. Williamson (Lib) by 84.4 points.
Howard C. NielsonRepublican · winner
92.2%15,200
Carol S. WilliamsonLibertarian
7.8%1,289
16,489 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET