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1980Final results

1980 election for Utah Senate District 6

Utah State Senate · Utah

Charles Bennett (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Amos R. Jackson (R) by 1.9 points.

Charles BennettDemocrat · winner
50.9%6,717
Amos R. JacksonRepublican
49.1%6,468
13,185 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

EvenD+25.11976D+1.91980R+8.41982 specialR+29.51984R+10.31988R+5.81992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET