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1998Final results

1998 election for Utah House District 40

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Richard L. Walsh (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Jerrold Jensen (D) by 1.1 points.

Richard L. WalshRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%3,735
49.5%3,654
7,389 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+3.91992R+4.31994R+9.31996R+1.11998D+9.52000D+24.52002

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