1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Utah House District 44
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Robert O. Bowen (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating W. Robert Phelps (R) by 11.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert O. BowenDemocrat · winner
55.5%3,145
W. Robert PhelpsRepublican
44.5%2,521
5,666 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