1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Utah House District 26
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
George Gygi (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Vern A. Carter (R) by 11.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George GygiDemocrat · winner
55.9%3,352
Vern A. CarterRepublican · incumbent
44.1%2,644
5,996 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET