1972Final results
1972 election for Utah Senate District 18
Utah State Senate · Utah
E. Lamar Buckner (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph M. Benowitz (D) by 11.9 points.
E. Lamar BucknerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%9,944
Ralph M. BenowitzDemocrat
44.0%7,828
17,772 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