1978Final results
1978 election for Utah Senate District 9
Utah State Senate · Utah
Warren E. Pugh (R) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Norman Wharton (D) by 49.4 points.
Warren E. PughRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.4%10,011
Norman WhartonDemocrat
25.0%3,364
Arlin PotterOther party
0.5%73
13,448 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