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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 20

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Robert Garff (R) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Blaine A. Newman (D) by 51.7 points.

Robert GarffRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.6%5,165
22.9%1,585
2.6%178
6,928 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+6.41976R+8.71978R+21.01980R+51.71982R+22.91986R+25.11988

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

The candidates

Robert Garff (R)Blaine A. Newman (D)

Also on the ballot: Herbert Henderson (Other party), 2.6%