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1998Final results

1998 election for Utah Senate District 1

Utah State Senate · Utah

Paula Julander (D) won with 89.1% of the vote, defeating David B. Smith (Lib) by 81.0 points.

Paula JulanderDemocrat · winner
89.1%13,963
David B. SmithLibertarian
8.0%1,257
Lilly E. DecairIndependent
2.9%459
15,679 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+16.01982 specialD+29.31986D+34.01990D+23.01994R+2.72002D+2.62004

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

The candidates

Paula Julander (D)David B. Smith (L)

Also on the ballot: Lilly E. Decair (Independent), 2.9%