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1976Final results

1976 election for Utah House District 9

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Wyllis Dormanlight (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Karel Joy McDonough (R) by 7.8 points.

Wyllis DormanlightDemocrat · winner
53.3%2,742
45.6%2,343
Darlene E. VanOther party
1.1%56
5,141 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

EvenD+22.01972D+24.71974D+7.81976R+8.01978D+21.51980D+29.21982

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

The candidates