1974Final results
1974 election for Utah Senate District 12
Utah State Senate · Utah
Carl E. Pettersson (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Barton (R) by 18.6 points.
Carl E. PetterssonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%8,123
Bill BartonRepublican
38.9%5,493
Robert G. PorterOther party
3.5%491
14,107 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