1972Final results
1972 election for Utah Senate District 26
Utah State Senate · Utah
Robert F. Clyde (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Karl Shisler (D) by 30.5 points.
Robert F. ClydeRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%10,506
Karl ShislerDemocrat
34.7%5,589
16,095 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