1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Utah House District 62
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
James White (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating W. Edward Kerr (R) by 17.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James WhiteDemocrat · winner
58.8%2,971
W. Edward KerrRepublican · incumbent
41.2%2,080
5,051 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