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1970Final results

1970 election for Utah Senate District 5

Utah State Senate · Utah

Douglas G. Bischoff (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Ray Groussman (D) by 23.5 points.

Douglas G. BischoffRepublican · winner
61.7%9,280
38.3%5,751
15,031 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+22.71976D+11.11980R+36.11982 specialR+47.61984D+30.41988R+15.11992

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