Elections / 1980 · Governor · UT
Utah — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorUtah · GovernorScott M. MathesonD+10.8
Candidates
Utah 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Scott M. Matheson✓Democratic330,97455.4%
- Bob WrightRepublican266,57844.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+52.2Governor 1980D+10.8vs. baselineD+63.0
Utah's 1980 governor race ran 63.0 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.