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1986 United States Senate election in Utah

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1986 United States Senate election in Utah

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Nominee Jake Garn Craig S. Oliver
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 314,608 115,523
Percentage 72.31% 26.55%

County results

Garn:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Oliver:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Jake Garn
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jake Garn
Republican

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.

Major Candidates

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Democratic

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  • Craig S. Oliver, real estate agent[1]

Republican

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Results

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1986 United States Senate election in Utah[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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References

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  1. ^ "27 Jun 1986, 5 - The Daily Herald at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.