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1978 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election?

Dan Marriott won the 1978 Utah U.S. House District 2 Election. Dan Marriott received 121,492 popular votes (62.25%). The main challenger was Edwin Brown Firmage (35.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Marriott and Firmage

Marriott +27.0 pts · won by 52,593 votes
Dan MarriottRepublicanWINNER62.25%
121,492 votes
Edwin Brown FirmageDemocratic35.3%
68,899 votes
Lawrence Rey TophmanIndependent0.99%
1,940 votes
Bruce BangerterIndependent0.77%
1,512 votes
William C. HoyleIndependent0.68%
1,323 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.