Elections / 1976 · Governor · UT
Utah — 1976 governor election
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Akashic1976 · GovernorUtah · GovernorScott M. MathesonD+6.2
Candidates
Utah 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- Scott M. Matheson✓Democratic280,70653.1%
- Vernon B. RomneyRepublican248,02746.9%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+28.8Governor 1976D+6.2vs. baselineD+35.0
Utah's 1976 governor race ran 35.0 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.