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1968Final results

1968 election for Utah House District 59

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Glen H. Thurston (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Samuel F. Hopkin (D) by 20.4 points.

Glen H. ThurstonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%3,149
39.8%2,080
5,229 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+20.71972R+26.41974R+12.31976R+60.81978R+19.01980R+51.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET