1978Final results
1978 election for Utah House District 23
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Merrill Harward (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Lonnie Johnson (D) by 43.1 points.
Merrill HarwardRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%4,858
Lonnie JohnsonDemocrat
28.4%1,930
6,788 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET