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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 50

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Nolan Karras (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating John Ulibarri (D) by 23.7 points.

Nolan KarrasRepublican · winner
61.4%4,295
37.7%2,639
0.9%61
6,995 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+16.21974D+13.81976R+11.21978R+23.71980R+4.41982R+6.61984

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

The candidates

Nolan Karras (R)John Ulibarri (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard O. Thompson (Other party), 0.9%