1978Final results
1978 election for Utah House District 12
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Joe Whitesides (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Wanda Young (D) by 33.4 points.
Joe WhitesidesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%3,732
Wanda YoungDemocrat
33.3%1,865
5,597 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET