1970Final results
1970 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Wilmer L. Barnett (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating R. D. Briggs (D) by 4.4 points.
Wilmer L. BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%9,061
R. D. BriggsDemocrat
47.2%8,296
Thomas E. FairbournIndependent
1.2%211
17,568 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