1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Utah House District 27
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
William Hawkes (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Arlo James (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William HawkesRepublican · winner
50.1%3,099
Arlo JamesDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%3,086
6,185 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET