1972Final results
1972 election for Utah Senate District 12
Utah State Senate · Utah
Carl E. Pettersson (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Jay Staker (R) by 17.5 points.
Carl E. PetterssonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%8,966
Jay StakerRepublican
41.2%6,293
15,259 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