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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 56

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

David R. Irvine (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Lu Dawn C. Williams (D) by 37.2 points.

David R. IrvineRepublican · winner
67.4%3,866
30.2%1,730
2.4%139
5,735 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+35.01976R+47.01978R+52.41980R+22.41982R+34.71988R+38.21992

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

The candidates