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1982Final results

1982 election for Utah Senate District 7

Utah State Senate · Utah

K. S. Cornaby (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating James B. Reynolds (D) by 26.0 points.

K. S. CornabyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%14,059
35.8%8,149
George ChapmanLibertarian
2.4%552
22,760 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+30.31976R+26.81978 specialR+21.91980R+26.01982R+12.51990R+15.91994

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

The candidates

K. S. Cornaby (R)James B. Reynolds (D)

Also on the ballot: George Chapman (Libertarian), 2.4%