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1970Final results

1970 election for Utah Senate District 18

Utah State Senate · Utah

Erza T. Clark (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Kent E. Spencer (D) by 19.0 points.

Erza T. ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%8,924
39.4%6,022
2.3%346
15,292 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+0.21974R+16.31978R+22.81982D+12.11986D+26.01990R+1.11994

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

The candidates

Erza T. Clark (R)Kent E. Spencer (D)

Also on the ballot: Loran Don Herbert (Independent), 2.3%