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1978Final results

1978 election for Utah House District 70

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

John Garr (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph Harvey (R) by 14.8 points.

John GarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%3,425
Joseph HarveyRepublican
42.6%2,540
5,965 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

EvenD+16.81976D+14.81978D+17.81980R+32.51992R+54.02012R+40.82014

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