1980Final results
1980 election for Utah Governor
Governor · Utah
Scott M. Matheson (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Wright (R) by 10.8 points.
Scott M. MathesonDemocrat · winner
55.4%330,974
Bob WrightRepublican
44.6%266,578
597,552 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET