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1976Final results

1976 election for Utah Senate District 7

Utah State Senate · Utah

Douglas G. Bischoff (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating William H. Finney (D) by 30.3 points.

Douglas G. BischoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%11,657
34.8%6,231
Robert R. SearisLibertarian
0.2%42
17,930 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

EvenR+30.31976R+26.81978 specialR+21.91980R+26.01982R+12.51990R+15.91994

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

The candidates