1980Final results
1980 election for Utah Senate District 29
Utah State Senate · Utah
Ivan Matheson (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Frank Staheli (D) by 37.8 points.
Ivan MathesonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%17,009
Frank StaheliDemocrat
31.1%7,684
24,693 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