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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 7

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

Richard Carling (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Margot Kimball (D) by 24.9 points.

Richard CarlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%4,886
37.6%2,939
7,825 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+24.91972R+26.51974R+24.31976R+21.81978R+19.81980R+4.11982

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