1972Final results
1972 election for Utah Senate District 8
Utah State Senate · Utah
Fred Finlinson (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Jean Taylor (D) by 9.2 points.
Fred FinlinsonRepublican · winner
53.5%8,768
Jean TaylorDemocrat
44.2%7,251
Earl B. VanfleetIndependent
2.3%385
16,404 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