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1984Final results

1984 election for Utah House District 61

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Richard Lee Ellertson (R) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating David Phippen (D) by 65.3 points.

Richard Lee EllertsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.7%6,968
17.3%1,461
8,429 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

EvenR+30.81976R+50.11978R+43.11980R+65.31984R+61.21992R+41.02000

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