1974 United States Senate election in Utah

The 1974 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 5, 1974 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

1974 United States Senate election in Utah

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Nominee Jake Garn Wayne Owens Bruce Bangerter
Party Republican Democratic American
Popular vote 210,299 185,377 24,966
Percentage 49.99% 44.07% 5.94%

County results
Garn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Owens:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Wallace F. Bennett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jake Garn
Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett did not run for re-election to a fifth term, but retired. Republican nominee Jake Garn defeated Democratic nominee Wayne Owens.

Nominations edit

Democratic nomination edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Owens defeated Holbrook at the state convention on July 12 to 13 with over 70% of the vote and therefore avoided a primary.

Democratic convention, 12 to 13 July 1974[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Owens 1,088 70.4%
Democratic Donald L. Holbrook 458 29.6%
Total votes 1,546

Republican nomination edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Garn won over 70% of the vote at the state convention on July 27 and therefore avoided a primary.

Republican convention, 27 July 1974[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake Garn 1,750 88.1%
Republican Dale R. Hawkins 153 7.7%
Republican Byron Rampton 81 4.1%
Republican Paul S. Knowlton 3 0.2%
Total votes 1,987

American Party nomination edit

Candidates edit

Eliminated at convention edit

  • Louie Youngkeit[8]

Results edit

American Party primary, 10 September 1974[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
American Bruce Bangerter 2,254 50.9%
American Kenneth R. Larsen 2,173 49.1%
Total votes 4,427

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1974 United States Senate election in Utah[13][14][15][16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake Garn 210,299 49.99
Democratic Wayne Owens 185,377 44.07
American Bruce Bangerter 24,966 5.94
Majority 24,922 5.92
Turnout 420,642
Republican hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "State Democratic Convention Opens Today at Salt Lake City". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. July 12, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Briscoe, David (July 15, 1974). "Utah Demos Pick Owens As Senate Candidate". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. p. 9. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Bernick Jr., Bob; Spangler, Jerry (June 14, 1992). "Owens misses nomination by 8 votes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Gillins, Peter (July 28, 1974). "Garn Chosen; Clark, Inkley Face Primary". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wholesaler Files For Senate Seat". Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 26, 1974. p. 67. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Utah" (PDF). Ripon Forum. Vol. IX, no. 17. Washington D.C.: Ripon Society, Inc. September 15, 1973. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Open House to Honor Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Larsen". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. July 8, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah on May 13, 1974 · 15". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. May 13, 1974. p. 15. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 156.
  10. ^ America Votes 11, p. 321.
  11. ^ Nordheimer, Jon (November 6, 1974). "Republican Apparently Defeats Rep. Owens in Utah Senate Race". New York Times. New York, NY. p. 40. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Anderson, Jim (October 25, 1974). "Senate Candidates Face Off". Daily Utah Chronicle. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.
  14. ^ America Votes 11, p. 317.
  15. ^ "UT US Senate, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  16. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 [sic]" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. August 1, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

Bibliography edit

  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
  • Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1975). America Votes 11: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1974. Washington, D.C.: Elections Research Center.