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Election 1988 Results

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1988 Utah governor election

Norman H. Bangerter (Republican) beat Ted Wilson (Democrat) in Utah in 1988, 40.1% to 38.4%, a margin of 1.7 points and 11,141 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1984, when Norman H. Bangerter also won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 278,607 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.1 points. The closest was Daggett, where 18 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Norman H. Bangerter won Republican 260,462 40.1%
Ted Wilson Democratic 249,321 38.4%
Merrill Cook Independent 136,651 21.1%
All other candidates 2,680 0.4%
Total649,114

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 120,102 43.1% 97,642 35.0% 60,863 278,607 D+8.1
Utah 26,129 29.6% 44,329 50.3% 17,737 88,195 R+20.6
Davis 21,407 31.2% 29,729 43.4% 17,411 68,547 R+12.1
Weber 23,411 37.6% 21,454 34.5% 17,386 62,251 D+3.1
Cache 10,326 36.9% 13,916 49.7% 3,753 27,995 R+12.8
Washington 4,203 25.4% 9,588 58.0% 2,742 16,533 R+32.6
Box Elder 5,421 33.7% 7,880 49.0% 2,792 16,093 R+15.3
Tooele 4,724 48.8% 3,113 32.2% 1,838 9,675 D+16.7
Carbon 6,102 71.2% 1,265 14.8% 1,203 8,570 D+56.4
Iron 2,550 32.8% 4,361 56.1% 869 7,780 R+23.3
Uintah 2,368 32.9% 2,698 37.4% 2,141 7,207 R+4.6
Sanpete 2,384 36.4% 3,000 45.8% 1,168 6,552 R+9.4
Summit 3,129 48.9% 2,120 33.1% 1,147 6,396 D+15.8
Sevier 1,910 30.7% 2,831 45.6% 1,473 6,214 R+14.8
Millard 1,529 32.8% 2,030 43.6% 1,096 4,655 R+10.8
Duchesne 1,597 36.5% 1,471 33.6% 1,310 4,378 D+2.9
Emery 2,185 52.7% 1,397 33.7% 568 4,150 D+19.0
Wasatch 1,654 41.7% 1,624 40.9% 688 3,966 D+0.8
San Juan 1,752 46.3% 1,658 43.8% 375 3,785 D+2.5
Grand 1,507 47.0% 1,049 32.7% 651 3,207 D+14.3
Morgan 818 32.0% 1,066 41.6% 676 2,560 R+9.7
Juab 1,158 45.8% 928 36.7% 440 2,526 D+9.1
Kane 491 22.1% 1,499 67.4% 235 2,225 R+45.3
Beaver 998 47.3% 869 41.2% 244 2,111 D+6.1
Garfield 362 19.5% 1,310 70.7% 181 1,853 R+51.2
Wayne 353 31.3% 692 61.4% 82 1,127 R+30.1
Rich 315 36.4% 408 47.1% 143 866 R+10.7
Piute 247 36.6% 364 53.9% 64 675 R+17.3
Daggett 189 45.5% 171 41.2% 55 415 D+4.3

Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Utah governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Spencer Cox (R) R+24.4
2020 Spencer J Cox (R) R+32.7
2016 Gary Herbert (R) R+37.9
2012 Gary R. Herbert (R) R+40.8
2010 Gary Herbert (R) R+32.2
2008 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+58.0
2004 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+16.4
2000 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+13.5
1996 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+51.7
1992 Mike Leavitt (R) R+19.0
1988 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+1.7
1984 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+12.1
1980 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+10.7
1976 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+6.1
1972 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+39.4
1968 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+37.4
1964 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+14.0
1960 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+5.3
1956 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+4.8
1952 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.2
1948 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.0
1944 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+0.4
1940 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+4.4
1936 Henry H. Blood (D) D+13.7
1932 Henry H. Blood (D) D+14.6
1928 George H. Dern (D) D+17.4
1924 George H. Dern (D) D+6.0
1920 Charles R. Mabey (R) R+18.5
1916 Simon Bamberger (D) D+13.2
1912 William Spry (R) R+5.8
1908 William Spry (R) R+8.6
1904 John C. Cutler (R) R+12.6
1900 Heber M. Wells (R) R+3.4
1895 Heber M. Wells (R) R+5.6