1980Final results
1980 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Fred Finlinson (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Martin Schouten (D) by 50.0 points.
Fred FinlinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%16,052
Martin SchoutenDemocrat
25.0%5,348
21,400 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