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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 17

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Homer F. Wilkinson (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Lowell L. Bennion (D) by 8.9 points.

Homer F. WilkinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%3,769
45.6%3,156
6,925 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

EvenR+8.91972R+31.21974R+21.61976R+42.31980R+61.01982R+51.01984

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