1978Final results
1978 election for Utah Senate District 15
Utah State Senate · Utah
A. Dean Jeffs (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Keith Melville (D) by 18.7 points.
A. Dean JeffsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%7,220
Keith MelvilleDemocrat
40.7%4,947
12,167 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