1976Final results
1976 election for Utah House District 72
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
Dewain Washburn (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Christensen (R) by 7.8 points.
Dewain WashburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%4,116
Tom ChristensenRepublican
42.5%3,478
O. Woodrow ParsonsOther party
7.2%586
8,180 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET