1978Final results
1978 election for Utah House District 45
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
John Arrington (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Hanks (R) by 15.9 points.
John ArringtonDemocrat · winner
58.0%1,442
Larry HanksRepublican
42.0%1,046
2,488 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