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1982Final resultsSpecial election

1982 special election for Utah Senate District 5

Utah State Senate · Utah

Dix McMullin (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Thompson (D) by 36.1 points.

Dix McMullinRepublican · winner
67.1%10,678
Paul ThompsonDemocrat
31.0%4,937
Brent C. RichardsLibertarian
1.9%298
15,913 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

EvenR+36.11982 specialR+47.61984D+30.41988

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

The candidates

Dix McMullin (R)Paul Thompson (D)

Also on the ballot: Brent C. Richards (Libertarian), 1.9%