1980Final results
1980 election for Utah Senate District 2
Utah State Senate · Utah
Wilford Black (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Edwards (R) by 4.1 points.
Wilford BlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%6,255
Robert EdwardsRepublican
48.0%5,765
12,020 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