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1996 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election?

James Arthur Hansen won the 1996 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election. James Arthur Hansen received 150,126 popular votes (68.31%). The main challenger was Gregory J. Sanders (29.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Hansen and Sanders

Hansen +38.3 pts · won by 84,260 votes
James Arthur HansenRepublicanWINNER68.31%
150,126 votes
Gregory J. SandersDemocratic29.97%
65,866 votes
Randall Tolpinrudnatural law1.72%
3,787 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.