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1912 Utah Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1912 Utah Gubernatorial Election?

William Spry won the 1912 Utah Gubernatorial Election. William Spry received 42,552 popular votes (38.17%). The main challenger was John Franklin Tolton (32.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Spry and Tolton

Spry +5.8 pts · won by 6,476 votes
William SpryRepublicanWINNER38.17%
42,552 votes
John Franklin ToltonDemocratic32.36%
36,076 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.