1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Utah State Senate election results, district by district
Every Utah State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 29 seats
After the electionD 10 · R 19
Races15
Changed party6
Unopposed7%1 races
Incumbents defeated5
Every district
D 1 · R 14
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-3 | Richard Carling (R) | 35.2 | |
| SD-4 | Wayne Sandberg (R) | 0.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-7 | K. S. Cornaby (R) | 26.8 | |
| SD-9 | Warren E. Pugh (R) | 49.4 | |
| SD-10 | Arnold Christensen (R) | 23.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | E. Verl Assay (R) | 9.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Bill Barton (R) | 4.5 | Flipped |
| SD-13 | Karl G. Swan (D) | 25.3 | |
| SD-14 | William Jones (R) | 20.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-15 | A. Dean Jeffs (R) | 18.7 | |
| SD-18 | Ronald Halverson (R) | 16.3 | |
| SD-21 | Sherman A. Wayment (R) | 26.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-22 | Haven Barlow (R) | 40.2 | |
| SD-24 | Miles Ferry (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Glade Sowards (R) | 40.5 |
Utah State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner