1970Final results
1970 election for Utah Senate District 15
Utah State Senate · Utah
Ernest Dean (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Douglas E. Johnson (R) by 22.4 points.
Ernest DeanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,871
Douglas E. JohnsonRepublican
38.8%6,888
17,759 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