1978Final results
1978 election for Utah Senate District 3
Utah State Senate · Utah
Richard Carling (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Craig Crandall (D) by 35.2 points.
Richard CarlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%9,167
Craig CrandallDemocrat
32.4%4,394
13,561 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