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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 44

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

David Tomlinson (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating George W. Shell Jr. (D) by 24.1 points.

David TomlinsonRepublican · winner
62.0%3,808
38.0%2,330
6,138 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+15.41976D+11.41978Even1980R+24.11982R+34.81984R+19.11986

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