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1996Final results

1996 election for Utah Senate District 2

Utah State Senate · Utah

Pete Suazo (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating James A. Waters (R) by 29.5 points.

Pete SuazoDemocrat · winner
64.7%10,736
James A. WatersRepublican
35.3%5,848
16,584 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

EvenD+16.51984D+31.51988D+32.11992 specialD+29.51996D+41.42006D+47.52010

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