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1970Final results

1970 election for Utah House District 6

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Robert L. Backman (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Carolee E. Kelly (D) by 14.0 points.

Robert L. BackmanRepublican · winner
57.0%3,798
43.0%2,865
6,663 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+27.01972D+39.31974D+39.21976D+35.61978D+12.11980R+5.51982

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