1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Utah House District 46
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Dorthea E. Masur (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Marvin Heslop (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dorthea E. MasurRepublican · winner
52.4%3,491
Marvin HeslopDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%3,138
Eugene WatsonOther party
0.3%21
Andy PrzybylaLibertarian
0.3%17
6,667 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
The candidates
Dorthea E. Masur (R)Marvin Heslop (D)
Also on the ballot: Eugene Watson (Other party), 0.3%; Andy Przybyla (Libertarian), 0.3%