1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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Of the 2 Utah incumbents, 1 was re-elected and 1 lost re-election.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Utah 1 K. Gunn McKay Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.K. Gunn McKay (Democratic) 55.4%
Robert K. Wolthuis (Republican) 42.0%
L. S. Brown (American) 2.6%
Utah 2 Sherman P. Lloyd Republican 1966 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Douglas W. Owens (Democratic) 48.9%
Sherman P. Lloyd (Republican) 39.4%
Bruce R. Bangerter (AI) 11.7%

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