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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Utah

Orrin G. Hatch (Republican) beat Ted Wilson (Democrat) in Utah in 1982, 58.3% to 41.3%, a margin of 16.9 points and 89,850 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1976, when Orrin Hatch also won.

Republicans led in 24 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 222,997 votes and went to the Republican by 4.7 points. The closest was Summit, where 12 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Orrin G. Hatch won Republican 309,332 58.3%
Ted Wilson Democratic 219,482 41.3%
All other candidates 1,988 0.4%
Total530,802

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 105,668 47.4% 116,185 52.1% 1,144 222,997 R+4.7
Utah 22,279 30.8% 49,992 69.0% 135 72,406 R+38.3
Weber 26,081 48.0% 28,199 51.9% 101 54,381 R+3.9
Davis 17,267 35.0% 31,843 64.5% 225 49,335 R+29.5
Cache 5,926 27.8% 15,299 71.8% 71 21,296 R+44.0
Box Elder 3,938 30.2% 9,088 69.6% 33 13,059 R+39.4
Washington 2,490 22.6% 8,493 77.2% 25 11,008 R+54.5
Tooele 4,991 55.4% 4,000 44.4% 25 9,016 D+11.0
Carbon 5,881 69.9% 2,503 29.8% 24 8,408 D+40.2
Uintah 1,958 28.3% 4,928 71.3% 21 6,907 R+43.0
Iron 2,035 31.5% 4,399 68.1% 23 6,457 R+36.6
Sevier 1,890 29.8% 4,439 70.0% 16 6,345 R+40.2
Sanpete 2,016 34.4% 3,826 65.3% 14 5,856 R+30.9
Emery 2,737 55.2% 2,206 44.5% 17 4,960 D+10.7
Summit 2,387 50.0% 2,375 49.8% 11 4,773 D+0.3
Duchesne 1,290 29.0% 3,141 70.7% 13 4,444 R+41.7
Millard 1,312 30.8% 2,937 69.0% 6 4,255 R+38.2
Wasatch 1,552 42.0% 2,133 57.8% 7 3,692 R+15.7
San Juan 1,420 38.8% 2,229 60.8% 15 3,664 R+22.1
Grand 1,299 38.0% 2,097 61.4% 18 3,414 R+23.4
Juab 1,401 51.2% 1,331 48.7% 2 2,734 D+2.6
Beaver 998 44.5% 1,237 55.2% 7 2,242 R+10.7
Morgan 757 34.2% 1,447 65.3% 11 2,215 R+31.2
Garfield 510 27.1% 1,363 72.5% 6 1,879 R+45.4
Kane 321 18.7% 1,384 80.7% 9 1,714 R+62.0
Wayne 366 30.4% 832 69.1% 6 1,204 R+38.7
Rich 269 27.6% 704 72.4% 973 R+44.7
Piute 255 35.7% 458 64.1% 2 715 R+28.4
Daggett 188 41.5% 264 58.3% 1 453 R+16.8

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Utah Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 John Curtis (R) R+30.8
2022 Mike Lee (R) R+53.2
2018 Mitt Romney (R) R+31.7
2016 Mike Lee (R) R+41.1
2012 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.3
2010 Mike Lee (R) R+28.8
2006 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+31.3
2004 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+40.3
2000 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+34.1
1998 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+31.0
1994 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+40.5
1992 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+15.7
1988 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.4
1986 Jake Garn (R) R+45.8
1982 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+16.9
1980 Jake Garn (R) R+48.2
1976 Orrin Hatch (R) R+8.9
1974 Jake Garn (R) R+5.9
1970 Frank E. Moss (D) D+13.7
1968 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.8
1964 Frank E. Moss (D) D+14.7
1962 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+4.7
1958 Frank E. Moss (D) D+3.9
1956 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.9
1952 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+8.5
1950 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+8.0
1946 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+2.5
1944 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+19.8
1940 Abe Murdock (D) D+25.7
1938 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+11.6
1934 William H. King (D) D+7.6
1932 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+14.9
1928 William H. King (D) D+11.6
1926 Reed Smoot (R) R+23.9
1922 William H. King (D) D+0.5
1920 Reed Smoot (R) R+18.0
1916 William H. King (D) D+16.9
1914 Reed Smoot (R) R+2.7