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1974Final results

1974 election for Utah House District 71

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Cary G. Peterson (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Homer U. Petersen (D) by 2.8 points.

Cary G. PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%3,325
48.6%3,142
6,467 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+45.11980R+36.81984R+15.81988R+11.91992R+24.11994R+11.91998

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