1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Utah House District 8
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Isaac B. Humphrey (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Gordon A. Madsen (R) by 7.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Isaac B. HumphreyDemocrat · winner
53.6%3,031
Gordon A. MadsenRepublican · incumbent
46.4%2,628
5,659 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