1980Final results
1980 election for Utah House District 29
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
E. Reed Palmer (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Douglas Colton Bennion (D) by 5.4 points.
E. Reed PalmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%3,416
Douglas Colton BennionDemocrat
45.1%3,052
Reed NewmeyerOther party
4.3%294
6,762 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