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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 29

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Samuel Taylor (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Gary W. Sessions (R) by 8.1 points.

Samuel TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%2,891
Gary W. SessionsRepublican
44.9%2,449
Gary WhittleLibertarian
2.1%115
5,455 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+4.71976R+4.31978R+5.41980D+8.11982D+30.11986D+28.61988

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

The candidates

Samuel Taylor (D)Gary W. Sessions (R)

Also on the ballot: Gary Whittle (Libertarian), 2.1%