1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Utah House District 55
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Paul Lloyd Selleneit (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Beth S. Jarman (D) by 18.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul Lloyd SelleneitRepublican · winner
57.6%3,821
Beth S. JarmanDemocrat · incumbent
39.6%2,624
Alan K. BradburyOther party
1.5%99
Vera EdwardsConstitution
0.9%57
Bill HusbandsLibertarian
0.5%31
6,632 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Paul Lloyd Selleneit (R)Beth S. Jarman (D)
Also on the ballot: Alan K. Bradbury (Other party), 1.5%; Vera Edwards (Constitution), 0.9%; Bill Husbands (Libertarian), 0.5%