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1952 Utah governor election

J. Bracken Lee (Republican) beat Earl J. Glade (Democrat) in Utah in 1952, 55.1% to 44.9%, a margin of 10.2 points and 33,328 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1948, when J. Bracken Lee also won.

Republicans led in 25 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 142,725 votes and went to the Republican by 14.8 points. The closest was San Juan, where 10 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. Bracken Lee won Republican 180,516 55.1%
Earl J. Glade Democratic 147,188 44.9%
Total327,704

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 60,779 42.6% 81,946 57.4% 142,725 R+14.8
Weber 22,492 56.0% 17,685 44.0% 40,177 D+12.0
Utah 17,620 48.6% 18,670 51.4% 36,290 R+2.9
Davis 6,916 46.3% 8,034 53.7% 14,950 R+7.5
Cache 5,571 38.9% 8,767 61.1% 14,338 R+22.3
Carbon 4,948 51.9% 4,586 48.1% 9,534 D+3.8
Box Elder 3,859 43.9% 4,936 56.1% 8,795 R+12.2
Tooele 3,440 51.5% 3,241 48.5% 6,681 D+3.0
Sanpete 2,560 41.0% 3,684 59.0% 6,244 R+18.0
Sevier 1,599 29.4% 3,831 70.6% 5,430 R+41.1
Iron 1,698 36.1% 3,003 63.9% 4,701 R+27.8
Millard 1,655 38.7% 2,623 61.3% 4,278 R+22.6
Washington 1,510 37.7% 2,496 62.3% 4,006 R+24.6
Uintah 1,506 39.1% 2,342 60.9% 3,848 R+21.7
Summit 1,365 42.5% 1,847 57.5% 3,212 R+15.0
Duchesne 1,527 47.7% 1,673 52.3% 3,200 R+4.6
Juab 1,374 47.2% 1,535 52.8% 2,909 R+5.5
Emery 1,142 41.8% 1,587 58.2% 2,729 R+16.3
Wasatch 1,230 46.7% 1,403 53.3% 2,633 R+6.6
Beaver 1,023 44.3% 1,286 55.7% 2,309 R+11.4
Garfield 598 39.1% 932 60.9% 1,530 R+21.8
Morgan 638 48.5% 678 51.5% 1,316 R+3.0
San Juan 647 49.6% 657 50.4% 1,304 R+0.8
Kane 208 18.8% 896 81.2% 1,104 R+62.3
Grand 268 28.7% 665 71.3% 933 R+42.6
Rich 282 34.7% 530 65.3% 812 R+30.5
Wayne 355 44.2% 449 55.8% 804 R+11.7
Piute 277 37.5% 462 62.5% 739 R+25.0
Daggett 101 58.4% 72 41.6% 173 D+16.8

Counties as they stood in 1952; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Utah governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Spencer Cox (R) R+24.4
2020 Spencer J Cox (R) R+32.7
2016 Gary Herbert (R) R+37.9
2012 Gary R. Herbert (R) R+40.8
2010 Gary Herbert (R) R+32.2
2008 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+58.0
2004 Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) R+16.4
2000 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+13.5
1996 Mike O. Leavitt (R) R+51.7
1992 Mike Leavitt (R) R+19.0
1988 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+1.7
1984 Norman H. Bangerter (R) R+12.1
1980 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+10.7
1976 Scott M. Matheson (D) D+6.1
1972 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+39.4
1968 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+37.4
1964 Calvin L. Rampton (D) D+14.0
1960 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+5.3
1956 George Dewey Clyde (R) R+4.8
1952 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.2
1948 J. Bracken Lee (R) R+10.0
1944 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+0.4
1940 Herbert B. Maw (D) D+4.4
1936 Henry H. Blood (D) D+13.7
1932 Henry H. Blood (D) D+14.6
1928 George H. Dern (D) D+17.4
1924 George H. Dern (D) D+6.0
1920 Charles R. Mabey (R) R+18.5
1916 Simon Bamberger (D) D+13.2
1912 William Spry (R) R+5.8
1908 William Spry (R) R+8.6
1904 John C. Cutler (R) R+12.6
1900 Heber M. Wells (R) R+3.4
1895 Heber M. Wells (R) R+5.6