1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Utah House District 71
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Cary G. Peterson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Homer U. Petersen (D) by 9.6 points.
Cary G. PetersonRepublican · winner
54.8%3,767
Homer U. PetersenDemocrat · incumbent
45.2%3,108
6,875 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