1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Utah House District 47
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Kenneth Alford (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Monte Bailey (D) by 13.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kenneth AlfordRepublican · winner
56.5%2,802
Monte BaileyDemocrat
43.5%2,153
4,955 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