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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 75

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Ray Schmutz (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating David Spencer Esplin (D) by 29.9 points.

Ray SchmutzRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%7,360
35.0%3,968
11,328 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+20.71976R+32.11978R+29.91980R+29.51984R+19.81986R+36.01988

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