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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah Senate District 13

Utah State Senate · Utah

Karl G. Swan (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Heidt (R) by 25.3 points.

Karl G. SwanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%6,058
37.4%3,612
9,670 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

EvenD+25.31978D+14.61982D+12.91990D+17.41994D+0.31998R+57.02004

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