1978Final results
1978 election for Utah Senate District 18
Utah State Senate · Utah
Ronald Halverson (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Farrell Shepherd (D) by 16.3 points.
Ronald HalversonRepublican · winner
58.1%6,519
Farrell ShepherdDemocrat
41.9%4,694
11,213 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