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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 5

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Evan Olsen (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph L. Walker (D) by 31.7 points.

Evan OlsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%4,790
34.1%2,482
7,272 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+14.31976R+5.51978R+17.61980R+31.71982R+24.61984R+12.21986

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