1972Final results
1972 election for Utah Senate District 17
Utah State Senate · Utah
Robert O. Bowen (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Harry T. Hardman (R) by 5.3 points.
Robert O. BowenDemocrat · winner
52.7%8,292
Harry T. HardmanRepublican
47.3%7,457
15,749 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