1928 Utah gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1928 United States gubernatorial elections.

1928 Utah gubernatorial election

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Nominee George Dern William H. Wattis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 102,953 72,306 Percentage 58.50% 41.08%

County results Dern:      50–60%     60–70% Wattis:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election George Dern Democratic Elected Governor George Dern Democratic

The 1928 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democrat George Dern defeated Republican nominee William Henry Wattis with 58.50% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• George Dern, Democratic
• William Henry Wattis, Republican

Other candidates

• D. C. Dora, Socialist

Results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Dern (incumbent)	102,953	58.50%	+5.50%
	Republican	William H. Wattis	72,306	41.08%	−5.92%
	Socialist	D. C. Dora	740	0.42%
Total votes			175,999	100.00%
Majority			30,647	17.41%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+11.43%

Results by county

County [1]	George Dern Demcoratic		William H. Wattis Republican		D. C. Dora Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Beaver	1,105	53.10%	971	46.66%	5	0.24%	134	6.44%	2,081
Box Elder	3,264	56.17%	2,530	43.54%	17	0.29%	734	12.63%	5,811
Cache	5,927	58.93%	4,116	40.93%	14	0.14%	1,811	18.01%	10,057
Carbon	3,261	63.51%	1,840	35.83%	34	0.66%	1,421	27.67%	5,135
Daggett	44	31.88%	94	68.12%	0	0.00%	-50	-36.23%	138
Davis	2,819	58.93%	1,953	40.82%	12	0.25%	866	18.10%	4,784
Duchesne	1,291	51.81%	1,191	47.79%	10	0.40%	100	4.01%	2,492
Emery	1,003	43.82%	1,267	55.35%	19	0.83%	-264	-11.53%	2,289
Garfield	505	37.32%	846	62.53%	2	0.15%	-341	-25.20%	1,353
Grand	401	60.39%	260	39.16%	3	0.45%	141	21.23%	664
Iron	1,152	45.82%	1,344	53.46%	18	0.72%	-192	-7.64%	2,514
Juab	2,062	63.04%	1,203	36.78%	6	0.18%	859	26.26%	3,271
Kane	311	44.43%	388	55.43%	1	0.14%	-77	-11.00%	700
Millard	1,983	53.22%	1,730	46.43%	13	0.35%	253	6.79%	3,726
Morgan	550	57.05%	413	42.84%	1	0.10%	137	14.21%	964
Piute	302	45.07%	365	54.48%	3	0.45%	-63	-9.40%	670
Rich	325	47.24%	363	52.76%	0	0.00%	-38	-5.52%	688
Salt Lake	45,082	65.65%	23,283	33.90%	308	0.45%	21,799	31.74%	68,673
San Juan	349	51.47%	326	48.08%	3	0.44%	23	3.39%	678
Sanpete	3,088	50.11%	3,061	49.67%	14	0.23%	27	0.44%	6,163
Sevier	1,812	47.31%	2,011	52.51%	7	0.18%	-199	-5.20%	3,830
Summit	1,640	54.32%	1,361	45.08%	18	0.60%	279	9.24%	3,019
Tooele	1,763	56.27%	1,351	43.12%	19	0.61%	412	13.15%	3,133
Uintah	1,223	49.31%	1,247	50.28%	10	0.40%	-24	-0.97%	2,480
Utah	10,266	61.42%	6,392	38.24%	56	0.34%	3,874	23.18%	16,714
Wasatch	1,242	53.49%	1,076	46.34%	4	0.17%	166	7.15%	2,322
Washington	1,237	49.07%	1,281	50.81%	3	0.12%	-44	-1.75%	2,521
Wayne	274	44.48%	340	55.19%	2	0.32%	-66	-10.71%	616
Weber	8,672	46.84%	9,703	52.41%	138	0.75%	-1,031	-5.57%	18,513
Total	102,953	58.50%	72,306	41.08%	740	0.42%	30,647	17.41%	175,999

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Beaver
• Box Elder
• Cache
• Davis
• Duchesne
• Millard
• Morgan
• San Juan
• Sanpete
• Summit
• Utah

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Emery
• Sevier
• Weber

References

1. Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 6th, A.D. 1928 for Presidential Electors, United States Senator, for Representatives in the Seventy-first Congress of the United States, for State Officers, and for District Officers in Districts comprising more than one county.
2. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved June 3, 2020.