1980Final results
1980 election for Utah Senate District 17
Utah State Senate · Utah
Eldon Money (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Bates (R) by 1.0 points.
Eldon MoneyDemocrat · winner
50.5%10,487
Charles L. BatesRepublican
49.5%10,277
20,764 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