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1970 election for Utah House District 22

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Lamar Vincent (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Darnell H. Jones (R) by 8.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Lamar VincentDemocrat · winner
53.1%3,043
45.1%2,582
R. L. ShrewburyIndependent
1.8%105
5,730 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+37.61972R+34.01974R+24.01976R+33.31978R+51.21980D+7.61982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Lamar Vincent (D)Darnell H. Jones (R)

Also on the ballot: R. L. Shrewbury (Independent), 1.8%