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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 54

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

James Hansen (R) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Honie Gilbert (D) by 57.6 points.

James HansenRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.8%4,278
21.2%1,150
5,428 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

EvenR+22.91974R+44.61976R+57.61978R+45.31980R+19.41986R+21.11988

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