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1986 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election?

Wayne Owens won the 1986 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election. Wayne Owens received 76,921 popular votes (55.18%). The main challenger was M. Tom Shimizu (43.74%).

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

Owens +11.4 pts · won by 15,954 votes
Wayne OwensDemocraticWINNER55.18%
76,921 votes
M. Tom ShimizuRepublican43.74%
60,967 votes
Stephen Carmichael CarrLibertarian0.93%
1,302 votes
Scott Alan Breensocialist workers0.14%
200 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.