1978Final resultsSpecial election
1978 special election for Utah Senate District 7
Utah State Senate · Utah
K. S. Cornaby (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating James B. Reynolds (D) by 26.8 points.
K. S. CornabyRepublican · winner
63.4%8,358
James B. ReynoldsDemocrat
36.6%4,827
13,185 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)