1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Utah House District 24
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
John Howe (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Elgin Hokansen (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John HoweRepublican · winner
52.7%2,454
Elgin HokansenDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%2,205
4,659 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