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1978 election for Utah House District 5

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Charles Doane (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating C. W. Banks (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Charles DoaneRepublican · winner
52.7%2,122
C. W. BanksDemocrat
47.3%1,902
4,024 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+18.11972D+22.21974D+14.31976R+5.51978R+17.61980R+31.71982

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