1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Utah election results
Every race on Utah's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races95
Changed party13
Unopposed11%10 races
Incumbents defeated9
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Ronald Reagan (R) | 52.2 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | E. J. "jake" Garn (R) | 48.2 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Scott M. Matheson (D) | 10.8 |
U.S. House
R 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | James Hansen (R) | 4.2 | Flipped |
| UT-2 | Dan Marriott (R) | 36.8 |
Utah State Senate
D 6 · R 9 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Frances Farley (D) | 15.8 | |
| SD-2 | Wilford Black (D) | 4.1 | |
| SD-5 | Arthur L. Kimball (D) | 11.1 | |
| SD-6 | Charles Bennett (D) | 1.9 | |
| SD-7 | K. S. Cornaby (R) | 21.9 | |
| SD-8 | Fred Finlinson (R) | 50.0 | |
| SD-16 | Karl N. Snow Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Eldon Money (D) | 1.0 | |
| SD-19 | Bryce Flamm (R) | 3.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-20 | Lowell Peterson (R) | 10.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-23 | Jack Bangerter (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Charles Bullen (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Omar Bunnell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Cary G. Peterson (R) | 37.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-29 | Ivan Matheson (R) | 37.8 |
Utah House of Representatives
D 17 · R 58 · 9 changed party
Utah
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab