The 1960 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Republican incumbent George Dewey Clyde defeated Democratic nominee William Arthur Barlocker with 52.66% of the vote.

This was the last time until 1984 that Utah would elect a Republican governor.

Primary election

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Dewey Clyde (inc.) 50,592 57.76%
Republican Lamont B. Gunderson 37,002 42.24%
Total votes 87,594 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • William Arthur Barlocker, mayor of St. George
  • Ira A. Huggins, member of Utah State Senate

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Arthur Barlocker 74,424 70.56%
Democratic Ira A. Huggins 31,045 29.44%
Total votes 105,469 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • William Arthur Barlocker, Democratic
  • George Dewey Clyde, Republican

Results

1960 Utah gubernatorial election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Dewey Clyde (incumbent) 195,634 52.66% +14.46%
Democratic William A. Barlocker 175,855 47.34% +13.90%
Total votes 371,489 100.00%
Majority 19,779 5.32%
Republican hold Swing +0.56%

Results by county

County[2][3] George Dewey Clyde
Republican		 William A. Barlocker
Demcoratic		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Beaver 731 34.48% 1,389 65.52% -658 -31.04% 2,120
Box Elder 6,283 60.79% 4,053 39.21% 2,230 21.58% 10,336
Cache 9,415 62.19% 5,724 37.81% 3,691 24.38% 15,139
Carbon 2,420 27.16% 6,490 72.84% -4,070 -45.68% 8,910
Daggett 194 44.70% 240 55.30% -46 -10.60% 434
Davis 13,691 57.51% 10,115 42.49% 3,576 15.02% 23,806
Duchesne 1,401 52.04% 1,291 47.96% 110 4.09% 2,692
Emery 876 34.97% 1,629 65.03% -753 -30.06% 2,505
Garfield 584 37.63% 968 62.37% -384 -24.74% 1,552
Grand 1,011 52.66% 909 47.34% 102 5.31% 1,920
Iron 2,425 50.61% 2,367 49.39% 58 1.21% 4,792
Juab 1,090 46.42% 1,258 53.58% -168 -7.16% 2,348
Kane 756 70.26% 320 29.74% 436 40.52% 1,076
Millard 1,821 49.79% 1,836 50.21% -15 -0.41% 3,657
Morgan 729 52.64% 656 47.36% 73 5.27% 1,385
Piute 382 54.57% 318 45.43% 64 9.14% 700
Rich 528 66.08% 271 33.92% 257 32.17% 799
Salt Lake 89,892 54.42% 75,305 45.58% 14,587 8.83% 165,197
San Juan 1,126 50.81% 1,090 49.19% 36 1.62% 2,216
Sanpete 2,720 49.59% 2,765 50.41% -45 -0.82% 5,485
Sevier 2,370 49.01% 2,466 50.99% -96 -1.99% 4,836
Summit 1,386 49.45% 1,417 50.55% -31 -1.11% 2,803
Tooele 2,751 41.28% 3,913 58.72% -1,162 -17.44% 6,664
Uintah 2,562 60.34% 1,684 39.66% 878 20.68% 4,246
Utah 21,462 50.57% 20,975 49.43% 487 1.15% 42,437
Wasatch 1,385 54.66% 1,149 45.34% 236 9.31% 2,534
Washington 1,329 31.82% 2,847 68.18% -1,518 -36.35% 4,176
Wayne 370 44.85% 455 55.15% -85 -10.30% 825
Weber 23,944 52.17% 21,955 47.83% 1,989 4.33% 45,899
Total195,63452.66%175,85547.34%19,7795.32%371,489

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. 1 2 Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, September 13, 1960.
  2. 1 2 Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 8, 1960.
  3. 1 2 "Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 8, 1960" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Utah_gubernatorial_election