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1980 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election?

James Arthur Hansen won the 1980 Utah U.S. House District 1 Election. James Arthur Hansen received 157,111 popular votes (52.1%). The main challenger was Gunn McKay (47.9%).

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

Hansen +4.2 pts · won by 12,652 votes
James Arthur HansenRepublicanWINNER52.1%
157,111 votes
Gunn McKayDemocratic47.9%
144,459 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.