1978Final results
1978 election for Utah House District 7
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
G. Lamont Richards (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Ellison (D) by 21.8 points.
G. Lamont RichardsRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%3,511
Thomas EllisonDemocrat
39.1%2,254
5,765 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