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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 45

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Ron Rencher (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating George E. Wright (R) by 17.5 points.

Ron RencherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%3,060
41.2%2,147
5,207 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+17.51972D+40.21974D+11.11976D+15.91978D+8.91980R+14.91982

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