1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Utah House District 48
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Arlo James (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Floyd E. Lerdahl (R) by 18.7 points.
Arlo JamesDemocrat · winner
59.4%3,441
Floyd E. LerdahlRepublican · incumbent
40.6%2,356
5,797 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET