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1984Final results

1984 election for Utah House District 51

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Ken Heaton (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Fordham (D) by 14.0 points.

Ken HeatonRepublican · winner
56.0%4,263
Paul FordhamDemocrat
42.0%3,200
Jeff McOmieLibertarian
1.9%148
7,611 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+12.81978R+17.51980R+25.61982R+14.01984D+7.41986D+3.31988

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

The candidates

Ken Heaton (R)Paul Fordham (D)

Also on the ballot: Jeff McOmie (Libertarian), 1.9%