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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Utah

Jake Garn (Republican) beat Craig S. Oliver (Democrat) in Utah in 1986, 72.3% to 26.6%, a margin of 45.8 points and 199,085 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1980, when Jake Garn also won.

Republicans led in 28 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 177,781 votes and went to the Republican by 35.3 points. The closest was Daggett, where 189 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jake Garn won Republican 314,608 72.3%
Craig S. Oliver Democratic 115,523 26.6%
All other candidates 4,980 1.1%
Total435,111

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 56,124 31.6% 118,929 66.9% 2,728 177,781 R+35.3
Utah 12,104 22.6% 41,159 76.8% 335 53,598 R+54.2
Davis 9,731 21.5% 35,143 77.5% 452 45,326 R+56.1
Weber 14,137 32.0% 29,633 67.1% 401 44,171 R+35.1
Cache 2,925 16.3% 14,820 82.8% 163 17,908 R+66.4
Box Elder 1,709 14.1% 10,396 85.5% 49 12,154 R+71.5
Washington 1,351 13.4% 8,626 85.9% 70 10,047 R+72.4
Tooele 2,431 32.2% 5,043 66.8% 71 7,545 R+34.6
Uintah 980 15.9% 5,122 83.1% 58 6,160 R+67.2
Carbon 3,035 51.0% 2,837 47.7% 75 5,947 D+3.3
Sanpete 1,087 19.4% 4,473 80.0% 32 5,592 R+60.6
Iron 880 16.1% 4,556 83.3% 36 5,472 R+67.2
Sevier 733 13.9% 4,499 85.4% 39 5,271 R+71.4
Summit 814 19.1% 3,390 79.7% 51 4,255 R+60.5
Emery 1,130 30.3% 2,583 69.2% 22 3,735 R+38.9
Duchesne 627 16.9% 3,067 82.4% 27 3,721 R+65.6
Millard 682 19.0% 2,887 80.3% 25 3,594 R+61.4
Wasatch 800 23.1% 2,627 75.8% 39 3,466 R+52.7
San Juan 807 24.7% 2,338 71.6% 121 3,266 R+46.9
Grand 660 22.5% 2,232 76.2% 37 2,929 R+53.7
Juab 814 32.5% 1,655 66.0% 39 2,508 R+33.5
Morgan 457 20.1% 1,799 79.0% 20 2,276 R+59.0
Beaver 536 27.6% 1,400 72.1% 5 1,941 R+44.5
Kane 237 12.6% 1,596 84.6% 53 1,886 R+72.1
Garfield 206 12.4% 1,440 86.9% 11 1,657 R+74.5
Wayne 193 18.2% 857 80.7% 12 1,062 R+62.5
Rich 129 15.9% 679 83.6% 4 812 R+67.7
Piute 128 18.6% 557 81.1% 2 687 R+62.4
Daggett 76 22.1% 265 77.0% 3 344 R+54.9

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 John Curtis (R) R+30.8
2022 Mike Lee (R) R+53.2
2018 Mitt Romney (R) R+31.7
2016 Mike Lee (R) R+41.1
2012 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.3
2010 Mike Lee (R) R+28.8
2006 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+31.3
2004 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+40.3
2000 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+34.1
1998 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+31.0
1994 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+40.5
1992 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+15.7
1988 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.4
1986 Jake Garn (R) R+45.8
1982 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+16.9
1980 Jake Garn (R) R+48.2
1976 Orrin Hatch (R) R+8.9
1974 Jake Garn (R) R+5.9
1970 Frank E. Moss (D) D+13.7
1968 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.8
1964 Frank E. Moss (D) D+14.7
1962 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+4.7
1958 Frank E. Moss (D) D+3.9
1956 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.9
1952 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+8.5
1950 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+8.0
1946 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+2.5
1944 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+19.8
1940 Abe Murdock (D) D+25.7
1938 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+11.6
1934 William H. King (D) D+7.6
1932 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+14.9
1928 William H. King (D) D+11.6
1926 Reed Smoot (R) R+23.9
1922 William H. King (D) D+0.5
1920 Reed Smoot (R) R+18.0
1916 William H. King (D) D+16.9
1914 Reed Smoot (R) R+2.7