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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Utah House District 62

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Homer U. Petersen (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Brough (R) by 1.5 points.

Homer U. PetersenDemocrat · winner
50.7%2,900
Richard M. BroughRepublican · incumbent
49.3%2,816
5,716 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+15.41972R+8.21974R+11.11976D+17.61978R+39.01982R+64.21984

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