Elections / 1988 · Governor · UT
Utah — 1988 governor election
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Akashic1988 · GovernorUtah · GovernorNorman H. BangerterR+1.7
Candidates
Utah 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
- Norman H. Bangerter✓Republican260,46240.3%
- Ted WilsonDemocratic249,32138.6%
- Merrill CookIndependent136,65121.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1988R+34.2Governor 1988R+1.7vs. baselineD+32.4
Utah's 1988 governor race ran 32.4 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1988UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.