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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 31

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Duayne Johnson (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Dennis Silver (R) by 30.9 points.

Duayne JohnsonDemocrat · winner
62.7%2,434
Dennis SilverRepublican
31.7%1,233
Verle SoltOther party
5.6%217
3,884 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

EvenD+26.61972D+27.81974D+25.41976D+30.91978D+9.41980R+15.21982

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