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1986 Utah U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 Utah U.S. House District 3 Election?

Howard C. Nielson won the 1986 Utah U.S. House District 3 Election. Howard C. Nielson received 86,599 popular votes (66.58%). The main challenger was Dale F. Gardiner (32.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Nielson and Gardiner

Nielson +33.8 pts · won by 44,017 votes
Howard C. NielsonRepublicanWINNER66.58%
86,599 votes
Dale F. GardinerDemocratic32.74%
42,582 votes
David P. Hurstsocialist workers0.69%
893 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.