1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Utah State Senate election results, district by district
Every Utah State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 29 seats
After the electionD 7 · R 22
Races15
Changed party3
Unopposed27%4 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 6 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Frances Farley (D) | 15.8 | |
| SD-2 | Wilford Black (D) | 4.1 | |
| SD-5 | Arthur L. Kimball (D) | 11.1 | |
| SD-6 | Charles Bennett (D) | 1.9 | |
| SD-7 | K. S. Cornaby (R) | 21.9 | |
| SD-8 | Fred Finlinson (R) | 50.0 | |
| SD-16 | Karl N. Snow Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Eldon Money (D) | 1.0 | |
| SD-19 | Bryce Flamm (R) | 3.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-20 | Lowell Peterson (R) | 10.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-23 | Jack Bangerter (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Charles Bullen (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Omar Bunnell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Cary G. Peterson (R) | 37.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-29 | Ivan Matheson (R) | 37.8 |
Utah State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner