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1982Final resultsSpecial election

1982 special election for Utah Senate District 6

Utah State Senate · Utah

Brent C. Overson (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis R. Morrill (D) by 8.4 points.

Brent C. OversonRepublican · winner
54.2%8,498
45.8%7,182
15,680 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+25.11976D+1.91980R+8.41982 specialR+29.51984R+10.31988R+5.81992

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