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1970Final results

1970 election for Utah House District 42

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Ted Davis (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Grant L. Thatcher (D) by 7.6 points.

Ted DavisRepublican · winner
53.8%2,298
46.2%1,973
4,271 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

EvenD+2.81972D+6.31974R+2.21976D+4.51978R+2.11980R+13.71982

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