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1928 Utah Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1928 Utah Gubernatorial Election?

George Dern won the 1928 Utah Gubernatorial Election. George Dern received 102,953 popular votes (58.5%). The main challenger was William H. Wattis (41.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Dern and Wattis

Dern +17.4 pts · won by 30,647 votes
George DernDemocraticWINNER58.5%
102,953 votes
William H. WattisRepublican41.08%
72,306 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.