1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Utah House District 9
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Terry Williams (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Karel Joy McDonough (R) by 21.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Terry WilliamsDemocrat · winner
57.7%2,816
Karel Joy McDonoughRepublican
36.2%1,766
Rebecca D. JonesOther party
6.1%297
4,879 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET