1974Final results
1974 election for Utah House District 72
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Dewain Washburn (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Turner (Ind) by 30.4 points.
Dewain WashburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%3,804
Paul TurnerIndependent
29.8%1,881
Willis Dean SamuelsRepublican
10.0%634
6,319 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET