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1968Final results

1968 election for Utah Senate District 12

Utah State Senate · Utah

Merrill Jenkins (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Clyde D. Lowe (R) by 17.4 points.

Merrill JenkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%10,299
Clyde D. LoweRepublican
41.3%7,239
17,538 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

EvenD+18.61974R+4.51978R+16.71982R+10.21986D+6.21990D+0.71994

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