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1998Final results

1998 election for Utah Senate District 9

Utah State Senate · Utah

Steven Poulton (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Steven B. Wall (D) by 5.6 points.

Steven PoultonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%11,629
46.5%10,378
Dusty SwainOther party
1.4%322
22,329 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

EvenR+7.81986R+2.61990R+17.21994R+5.61998R+4.72006R+34.52010

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

The candidates

Steven Poulton (R)Steven B. Wall (D)

Also on the ballot: Dusty Swain (Other party), 1.4%