1980Final results
1980 election for Utah House District 23
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Merrill Harward (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Nemelka (D) by 21.9 points.
Merrill HarwardRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%6,953
Richard S. NemelkaDemocrat
39.1%4,457
11,410 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET