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1972Final results

1972 election for Utah House District 8

Utah House of Representatives · Utah

T. William Cockayne (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating F. A. Mathie (D) by 9.7 points.

T. William CockayneRepublican · winner
54.9%4,267
F. A. MathieDemocrat
45.1%3,510
7,777 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+9.71972R+3.11974R+33.31976R+37.01978R+35.71980D+3.81982

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