Utah — 1976 governor election
Recent presidential results
1976 · GovernorUtah · GovernorScott M. MathesonD+6.1
Candidates
Utah 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- Scott M. Matheson✓Democratic280,70652.0%
- Vernon B. RomneyRepublican248,02746.0%
- Other candidatesOther10,9162.0%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+28.8Governor 1976D+6.1vs. baselineD+34.8
Utah's 1976 governor race ran 34.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1976UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.