1980Final results
1980 election for Utah Senate District 5
Utah State Senate · Utah
Arthur L. Kimball (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Kevin Watt (R) by 11.1 points.
Arthur L. KimballDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%6,269
Kevin WattRepublican
44.5%5,017
11,286 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