1976Final results
1976 election for Utah House District 23
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Merrill Harward (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Jan Johnson (D) by 23.3 points.
Merrill HarwardRepublican · winner
61.7%5,406
Jan JohnsonDemocrat
38.3%3,361
8,767 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET