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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah House District 8

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Orval Harrison (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Weilenmann (D) by 35.7 points.

Orval HarrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%4,455
30.5%2,052
Neil C. StealeyIndependent
3.3%221
6,728 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+3.11974R+33.31976R+37.01978R+35.71980D+3.81982R+5.11984

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

The candidates