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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 55

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Paul Lloyd Selleneit (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Beck (D) by 20.4 points.

Paul Lloyd SelleneitRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%2,648
Jay BeckDemocrat
39.8%1,750
4,398 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+18.01976R+20.41978R+47.11980R+40.51984R+26.91986R+29.11992

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