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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 62

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Joseph Jenkins (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Wilson W. Sorenson (D) by 39.0 points.

Joseph JenkinsRepublican · winner
69.5%4,831
30.5%2,118
6,949 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

EvenR+8.21974R+11.11976D+17.61978R+39.01982R+64.21984R+40.61990

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