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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 36

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Bryce B. Orton (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Ferguson (D) by 22.4 points.

Bryce B. OrtonRepublican · winner
61.2%3,735
Jim FergusonDemocrat
38.8%2,369
6,104 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+22.41972R+21.91974R+37.71976R+45.01980R+28.81982R+25.01984

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