1978Final results
1978 election for Utah House District 56
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
David R. Irvine (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Duane Burnett (D) by 47.0 points.
David R. IrvineRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.5%2,839
Duane BurnettDemocrat
26.5%1,023
3,862 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