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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 72

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Tom Christensen (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Peter Weimer (D) by 33.4 points.

Tom ChristensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%6,315
Peter WeimerDemocrat
33.3%3,153
9,468 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+7.81976R+11.31978R+33.41980R+46.82006R+59.22008R+57.92018

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