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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 22

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Donna Dahl (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Alma M. Palache (D) by 51.2 points.

Donna DahlRepublican · winner
73.4%5,842
22.1%1,764
4.5%358
7,964 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenR+34.01974R+24.01976R+33.31978R+51.21980D+7.61982D+16.21984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Donna Dahl (R)Alma M. Palache (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert L. Youngblood (Other party), 4.5%