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1976Final results

1976 election for Utah Senate District 5

Utah State Senate · Utah

Arthur L. Kimball (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Buhler (R) by 22.7 points.

Arthur L. KimballDemocrat · winner
61.1%7,920
38.3%4,971
John StoreyIndependent
0.6%74
12,965 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

EvenD+22.71976D+11.11980R+36.11982 specialR+47.61984D+30.41988R+15.11992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Arthur L. Kimball (D)Robert B. Buhler (R)

Also on the ballot: John Storey (Independent), 0.6%