1972Final results
1972 election for Utah House District 62
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
W. Edward Kerr (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating J. Reed Nielsen (D) by 15.4 points.
W. Edward KerrRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%3,307
J. Reed NielsenDemocrat
42.3%2,422
5,729 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