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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 28

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Stephen J. Rees (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Lynne Turner (D) by 23.8 points.

Stephen J. ReesRepublican · winner
59.5%9,072
Lynne TurnerDemocrat
35.7%5,440
3.2%482
1.6%245
15,239 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

EvenD+38.51974R+3.81976R+12.81978R+23.81980R+12.91982R+12.01984

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

The candidates

Stephen J. Rees (R)Lynne Turner (D)

Also on the ballot: Marsha Ann Vincent (Libertarian), 3.2%; Richard T. Osborne (Other party), 1.6%