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The1976 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976.Democratic candidateScott M. Matheson defeatedRepublican nomineeVernon B. Romney, who had defeatedDixie L. Leavitt for his party's nomination, with 52.02% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1976.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott M. Matheson | 50,505 | 58.96% | |
| Democratic | John P. Creer | 35,154 | 41.04% | |
| Total votes | 85,659 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vernon B. Romney | 87,251 | 53.40% | |
| Republican | Dixie L. Leavitt | 76,139 | 46.60% | |
| Total votes | 163,390 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott M. Matheson | 280,706 | 52.02% | −17.67% | |
| Republican | Vernon B. Romney | 248,027 | 45.96% | +15.64% | |
| American | L. S. Brown | 7,201 | 1.33% | ||
| Concerned Citizens | Betty Bates | 3,715 | 0.69% | ||
| Total votes | 539,649 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 32,679 | 6.06% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | -33.31% | |||
| County[2] | Scott M. Matheson Demcoratic | Vernon B. Romney Republican | L. S. Brown American | Betty Bates Concerned Citizens | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,270 | 61.83% | 760 | 37.00% | 16 | 0.78% | 8 | 0.39% | 510 | 24.83% | 2,054 |
| Box Elder | 5,681 | 42.19% | 7,241 | 53.78% | 465 | 3.45% | 78 | 0.58% | -1,560 | -11.59% | 13,465 |
| Cache | 9,528 | 41.29% | 12,713 | 55.10% | 603 | 2.61% | 230 | 1.00% | -3,185 | -13.80% | 23,074 |
| Carbon | 6,601 | 76.41% | 1,971 | 22.82% | 40 | 0.46% | 27 | 0.31% | 4,630 | 53.59% | 8,639 |
| Daggett | 185 | 51.82% | 164 | 45.94% | 5 | 1.40% | 3 | 0.84% | 21 | 5.88% | 357 |
| Davis | 22,420 | 47.58% | 23,618 | 50.12% | 564 | 1.20% | 522 | 1.11% | -1,198 | -2.54% | 47,124 |
| Duchesne | 1,874 | 47.28% | 1,941 | 48.97% | 124 | 3.13% | 25 | 0.63% | -67 | -1.69% | 3,964 |
| Emery | 2,180 | 60.25% | 1,348 | 37.26% | 72 | 1.99% | 18 | 0.50% | 832 | 23.00% | 3,618 |
| Garfield | 774 | 43.95% | 920 | 52.24% | 56 | 3.18% | 11 | 0.62% | -146 | -8.29% | 1,761 |
| Grand | 1,653 | 59.01% | 1,100 | 39.27% | 23 | 0.82% | 25 | 0.89% | 553 | 19.74% | 2,801 |
| Iron | 3,878 | 56.95% | 2,787 | 40.93% | 117 | 1.72% | 28 | 0.41% | 1,091 | 16.02% | 6,810 |
| Juab | 1,285 | 51.28% | 1,172 | 46.77% | 28 | 1.12% | 21 | 0.84% | 113 | 4.51% | 2,506 |
| Kane | 663 | 44.23% | 789 | 52.64% | 41 | 2.74% | 6 | 0.40% | -126 | -8.41% | 1,499 |
| Millard | 1,746 | 44.27% | 2,046 | 51.88% | 119 | 3.02% | 33 | 0.84% | -300 | -7.61% | 3,944 |
| Morgan | 1,049 | 48.30% | 1,065 | 49.03% | 45 | 2.07% | 13 | 0.60% | -16 | -0.74% | 2,172 |
| Piute | 284 | 42.97% | 344 | 52.04% | 33 | 4.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -60 | -9.08% | 661 |
| Rich | 392 | 48.51% | 407 | 50.37% | 7 | 0.87% | 2 | 0.25% | -15 | -1.86% | 808 |
| Salt Lake | 134,442 | 56.48% | 100,346 | 42.16% | 1,654 | 0.69% | 1,593 | 0.67% | 34,096 | 14.32% | 238,035 |
| San Juan | 1,434 | 46.24% | 1,592 | 51.34% | 63 | 2.03% | 12 | 0.39% | -158 | -5.10% | 3,101 |
| Sanpete | 2,650 | 44.81% | 3,070 | 51.91% | 163 | 2.76% | 31 | 0.52% | -420 | -7.10% | 5,914 |
| Sevier | 2,307 | 41.01% | 2,773 | 49.29% | 510 | 9.07% | 36 | 0.64% | -466 | -8.28% | 5,626 |
| Summit | 1,997 | 53.81% | 1,638 | 44.14% | 57 | 1.54% | 19 | 0.51% | 359 | 9.67% | 3,711 |
| Tooele | 5,596 | 61.09% | 3,432 | 37.47% | 61 | 0.67% | 71 | 0.78% | 2,164 | 23.62% | 9,160 |
| Uintah | 2,204 | 38.01% | 3,334 | 57.49% | 211 | 3.64% | 50 | 0.86% | -1,130 | -19.49% | 5,799 |
| Utah | 29,693 | 41.94% | 39,422 | 55.68% | 1,244 | 1.76% | 439 | 0.62% | -9,729 | -13.74% | 70,798 |
| Wasatch | 1,507 | 48.12% | 1,582 | 50.51% | 27 | 0.86% | 16 | 0.51% | -75 | -2.39% | 3,132 |
| Washington | 3,335 | 38.79% | 4,972 | 57.83% | 227 | 2.64% | 64 | 0.74% | -1,637 | -19.04% | 8,598 |
| Wayne | 392 | 42.06% | 430 | 46.14% | 106 | 11.37% | 4 | 0.43% | -38 | -4.08% | 932 |
| Weber | 33,686 | 56.53% | 25,050 | 42.04% | 520 | 0.87% | 330 | 0.55% | 8,636 | 14.49% | 59,586 |
| Total | 280,706 | 52.02% | 248,027 | 45.96% | 7,201 | 1.33% | 3,715 | 0.69% | 32,679 | 6.06% | 539,649 |
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