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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 31

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Del L. Buckner (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Doyle L. Johnson (R) by 26.6 points.

Del L. BucknerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%3,236
36.1%1,862
Edmond M. AndrusIndependent
1.3%65
5,163 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+26.61972D+27.81974D+25.41976D+30.91978D+9.41980R+15.21982

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

The candidates

Del L. Buckner (D)Doyle L. Johnson (R)

Also on the ballot: Edmond M. Andrus (Independent), 1.3%