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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 19

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

T. Quentin Cannon (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Merv Jackson (D) by 26.2 points.

T. Quentin CannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%3,636
Merv JacksonDemocrat
36.9%2,124
5,760 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

EvenR+9.61974R+21.21976R+26.21978R+39.21980R+49.71992R+57.81994

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