1972Final results
1972 election for Utah House District 42
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Dallas Buckway (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Rulan D. Wardle (R) by 2.8 points.
Dallas BuckwayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%3,178
Rulan D. WardleRepublican
48.6%3,007
6,185 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET