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Lyle W Hillyard

Undefeated state senate candidate from Utah with a perfect 8-0 record

Republican
State SenateState House
Electoral Grade
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8
Races
8-0
W-L (100%)
-108.5
Avg Margin
1980–2016
Career Span
Best: +-23.1 (1988 State Senate)Worst: -200.0 (2016 State Senate)
100%
Win Rate
8
Win Streak
36 yrs
Career Span
130K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

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Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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Career Margin Trend8 races

State House
State Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601980: R+100.0 - Click to view1982: R+90.6 - Click to view1984: R+100.0 - Click to view1988: R+23.1 - Click to view2004: R+54.3 - Click to view2012: R+100.0 - Click to view2016: R+200.0 - Click to view2016: R+200.0 - Click to view1980198219841988200420122016

Career Timeline

2016 State SenateUtahDistrict 25
995
Candidate Votes
3.3%
Vote %
30,288
Total Votes
-200.0%
Margin

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Geographic Performance

8 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

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8 races available

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Opponents Faced3 opponents

Matthew W EverettDEM
1-02004 State Senate(-54.3)
Chris S CorayDEM
1-01988 State Senate(-23.1)
Garry KingOTH
1-01982 State House(-90.6)
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