The 1986 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 4, 1986, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections. Republican Jake Garn won re-election.
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County results Garn: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Oliver: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Craig S. Oliver, real estate agent[1]
Republican edit
- Jake Garn, incumbent Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jake Garn (Incumbent) | 314,608 | 72.31% | ||
Democratic | Craig S. Oliver | 115,523 | 26.55% | ||
Libertarian | Hugh A. Butler | 3,023 | 0.69% | ||
Socialist Workers | Mary Zins | 1,863 | 0.43% | ||
None | Write-Ins | 94 | 0.02% | ||
Majority | 199,085 | 45.76% | |||
Turnout | 435,111 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "27 Jun 1986, 5 - The Daily Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.