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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 3

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

David Nemelka (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Earl Jay Peck (R) by 21.0 points.

David NemelkaDemocrat · winner
60.5%3,531
Earl Jay PeckRepublican
39.5%2,306
5,837 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+21.01972D+17.21976D+4.21978D+15.01980R+5.71982R+33.51984

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