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1970Final results

1970 election for Utah House District 62

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Homer U. Petersen (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Cary G. Peterson (R) by 2.6 points.

Homer U. PetersenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%2,788
48.7%2,646
5,434 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+15.41972R+8.21974R+11.11976D+17.61978R+39.01982R+64.21984

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