1970Final results
1970 election for Utah Senate District 9
Utah State Senate · Utah
M. James McFarlane (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating C. Bailey Sainsbury (R) by 15.0 points.
M. James McFarlaneDemocrat · winner
57.5%7,715
C. Bailey SainsburyRepublican
42.5%5,697
13,412 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