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1960 Utah Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1960 Utah Gubernatorial Election?

George Dewey Clyde won the 1960 Utah Gubernatorial Election. George Dewey Clyde received 195,634 popular votes (52.66%). The main challenger was William A. Barlocker (47.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Clyde and Barlocker

Clyde +5.3 pts · won by 19,779 votes
George Dewey ClydeRepublicanWINNER52.66%
195,634 votes
William A. BarlockerDemocratic47.34%
175,855 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.