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1984 Utah Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1984 Utah Gubernatorial Election?

Norman H. Bangerter won the 1984 Utah Gubernatorial Election. Norman H. Bangerter received 351,792 popular votes (55.87%). The main challenger was Wayne Owens (43.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Bangerter and Owens

Bangerter +12.1 pts · won by 76,123 votes
Norman H. BangerterRepublicanWINNER55.87%
351,792 votes
Wayne OwensDemocratic43.78%
275,669 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.