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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Utah House District 8

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Marvin Heslop (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Dorthea E. Masur (R) by 3.8 points.

Marvin HeslopDemocrat · winner
51.3%3,364
Dorthea E. MasurRepublican · incumbent
47.4%3,113
George BatchelorOther party
1.3%86
6,563 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+33.31976R+37.01978R+35.71980D+3.81982R+5.11984D+3.91986

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

The candidates

Marvin Heslop (D)Dorthea E. Masur (R)

Also on the ballot: George Batchelor (Other party), 1.3%