1978Final results
1978 election for Utah House District 8
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Orval Harrison (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Lew Chartrand (D) by 37.0 points.
Orval HarrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%3,523
Lew ChartrandDemocrat
31.5%1,619
5,142 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