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1982Final resultsSpecial election

1982 special election for Utah Senate District 1

Utah State Senate · Utah

Terry Williams (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Glen S. Winegar (R) by 16.0 points.

Terry WilliamsDemocrat · winner
56.7%10,699
Glen S. WinegarRepublican
40.8%7,688
Ronald AmosLibertarian
2.5%473
18,860 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+16.01982 specialD+29.31986D+34.01990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Terry Williams (D)Glen S. Winegar (R)

Also on the ballot: Ronald Amos (Libertarian), 2.5%