1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Utah Senate District 17
Utah State Senate · Utah
Robert W. Muhlestein (R) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Eldon Money (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert W. MuhlesteinRepublican · winner
47.8%11,425
Eldon MoneyDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%11,270
J. Matthew ThrockmortonOther party
5.1%1,222
23,917 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