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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 59

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Keith Jorgensen (R) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Kenning (D) by 60.8 points.

Keith JorgensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.4%4,460
Mark KenningDemocrat
19.6%1,087
5,547 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+20.71972R+26.41974R+12.31976R+60.81978R+19.01980R+51.71982

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