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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 58

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Norman Wahlstrom (R) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Ray Thatcher (D) by 56.8 points.

Norman WahlstromRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.4%2,654
Ray ThatcherDemocrat
21.6%732
3,386 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+56.81978R+10.51982R+34.61986R+36.91988R+19.71990R+70.32000

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