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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 7

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Kenneth Alford (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Grant D. Protzman (D) by 4.1 points.

Kenneth AlfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%3,139
46.4%2,884
Bryan SwensonOther party
3.0%188
6,211 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+24.31976R+21.81978R+19.81980R+4.11982R+24.21984D+11.01986

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

The candidates

Kenneth Alford (R)Grant D. Protzman (D)

Also on the ballot: Bryan Swenson (Other party), 3.0%