1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Utah House District 13
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
John Hollinghaus (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Charles Bennett (D) by 9.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John HollinghausRepublican · winner
54.1%2,345
Charles BennettDemocrat · incumbent
44.5%1,929
Harold ChristensenOther party
0.9%37
Betty BatesIndependent
0.6%25
4,336 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
The candidates
John Hollinghaus (R)Charles Bennett (D)
Also on the ballot: Harold Christensen (Other party), 0.9%; Betty Bates (Independent), 0.6%