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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 4

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Robert Sykes (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating James Witucki (D) by 15.0 points.

Robert SykesRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%2,556
40.2%1,861
Bob WaldropLibertarian
4.6%212
4,629 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+1.41974D+5.91976R+8.91978R+15.01980R+22.91984D+9.71986

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

The candidates

Robert Sykes (R)James Witucki (D)

Also on the ballot: Bob Waldrop (Libertarian), 4.6%