1968 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 1968 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1968 Utah gubernatorial election Utah 1922 Presidential no 1964 Utah gubernatorial election 1964 1972 Utah gubernatorial election 1972 November 5, 1968 File:Calvin L. Rampton.jpg 150x150px Cal Rampton Democratic Party (United States) 289,283 68.71% File:Carl W. Buehner.jpg Carl W. Buehner Republican Party (United States) 131,729 31.29% 1968 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsRampton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Buehner: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Cal Rampton Democratic Party (United States) Cal Rampton Democratic Party (United States) The 1968 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic incumbent Cal Rampton defeated Republican nominee Carl W. Buehner with 68.71% of the vote. Rampton's victory was despite Republican candidate Richard Nixon winning the state with over 56% of the vote in the concurrent presidential election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=49&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Utah Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2024-04-03 Rampton's share of the vote was the highest by any gubernatorial candidate in Utah to that point; Rampton would subsequently break his own record in the following election. Primary election Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968. Democratic primary Incumbent governor Cal Rampton was renominated without opposition.Scammon Richard M. America Votes 8: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 1970 Congressional Quarterly Washington D.C. 384 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/page/384/mode/2up 31 December 2025 Republican primary Candidates Carl W. Buehner, former general authority in the LDS Church LaMar A. Rawlings, former Salt Lake County auditor Results Republican primary results Carl W. Buehner Republican Party (United States) 93,635 70.12% LaMar A. Rawlings Republican Party (United States) 39,907 29.88% 133,542 100.00% General election Candidates Cal Rampton, Democratic Carl W. Buehner, Republican Results 1968 Utah gubernatorial electionAbstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 5, 1968 https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1968Gen.pdf 31 December 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Cal Rampton (incumbent) 289,283 68.71% +11.72% Republican Party (United States) Carl W. Buehner 131,729 31.29% -11.72% 421,012 100.00% 157,554 37.42% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +23.45% Results by county County Cal RamptonDemocratic Carl W. BuehnerRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver1,18060.98%75539.02%42521.96%1,935Box Elder7,09560.88%4,55939.12%2,53621.76%11,654Cache9,29153.71%8,00846.29%1,2837.42%17,299Carbon5,86682.55%1,24017.45%4,62665.10%7,106Daggett19769.61%8630.39%11139.22%283Davis23,19367.94%10,94332.06%12,25035.89%34,136Duchesne1,63258.12%1,17641.88%45616.24%2,808Emery1,57665.86%81734.14%75931.72%2,393Garfield75150.50%73649.50%151.01%1,487Grand1,64669.89%70930.11%93739.79%2,355Iron2,72054.32%2,28745.68%4338.65%5,007Juab1,36060.99%87039.01%49021.97%2,230Kane51545.82%60954.18%-94-8.36%1,124Millard2,03458.01%1,47241.99%56216.03%3,506Morgan1,13366.96%55933.04%57433.92%1,692Piute36357.62%26742.38%9615.24%630Rich42256.42%32643.58%9612.83%748Salt Lake136,44072.71%51,20927.29%85,23145.42%187,649San Juan1,30458.79%91441.21%39017.58%2,218Sanpete2,97956.11%2,33043.89%64912.22%5,309Sevier2,63255.72%2,09244.28%54011.43%4,724Summit1,71760.29%1,13139.71%58620.58%2,848Tooele6,21875.52%2,01624.48%4,20251.03%8,234Uintah2,50354.69%2,07445.31%4299.37%4,577Utah31,90664.55%17,52235.45%14,38429.10%49,428Wasatch1,60961.18%1,02138.82%58822.36%2,630Washington2,69754.17%2,28245.83%4158.34%4,979Wayne52464.37%29035.63%23428.75%814Weber37,78073.78%13,42926.22%24,35147.55%51,209Total289,28368.71%131,72931.29%157,55437.42%421,012 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cache Emery Garfield Grand Iron Millard Piute Rich San Juan Sevier Uintah Washington Wayne References Utah Politics 1968 Utah Gubernatorial Category:November 1968 in the United States