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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah House District 9

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

John Arrington (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Carlin (R) by 29.2 points.

John ArringtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%2,684
35.1%1,467
D. Kim BroughLibertarian
0.6%23
4,174 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+7.81976R+8.01978D+21.51980D+29.21982D+20.21984D+45.11986

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

The candidates

John Arrington (D)Elizabeth Carlin (R)

Also on the ballot: D. Kim Brough (Libertarian), 0.6%