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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 56

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Kim Burningham (R) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Duane Burnett (D) by 52.4 points.

Kim BurninghamRepublican · winner
76.2%5,155
23.8%1,609
6,764 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

EvenR+35.01976R+47.01978R+52.41980R+22.41982R+34.71988R+38.21992

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