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1978 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election?

Gun McKay won the 1978 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election. Gun McKay received 93,892 popular votes (51.03%). The main challenger was Jed J. Richardson (46.21%).

See the full head-to-head between McKay and Richardson

McKay +4.8 pts · won by 8,864 votes
Gun McKayDemocraticWINNER51.03%
93,892 votes
Jed J. RichardsonRepublican46.21%
85,028 votes
Robert Terrance OwensIndependent2.27%
4,180 votes
Dennis A. De BoerIndependent0.49%
894 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.