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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 15

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Samuel Taylor (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Afton Nilene Eskelson (R) by 34.5 points.

Samuel TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%3,233
32.7%1,574
4,807 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+34.51972D+26.41974D+30.11976D+19.01978R+10.41982R+8.41986

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