1974 United States Senate election in Utah
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The1974 United States Senate election in Utahtook place on November 5, 1974 alongside other elections to theUnited States Senatein other states as well as elections to theUnited States House of Representativesand various state and local elections.
IncumbentRepublicanU.S. SenatorWallace F. Bennettdid not run for re-election to a fifth term, but retired. Republican nomineeJake GarndefeatedDemocraticnomineeWayne Owens.
Nominations[edit]
Democratic nomination[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Donald Holbrook, attorney[1]
- Wayne Owens,U.S. Congressman forUtah's 2nd congressional district
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wayne Owens | 1,088 | 70.4% | |
Democratic | Donald L. Holbrook | 458 | 29.6% | |
Total votes | 1,546 |
Republican nomination[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Jake Garn, incumbentMayor of Salt Lake City
- Dale R. Hawkins,Weber State Collegeprofessor[4]
- Paul S. Knowlton, wholesaler[5]
- Byron Rampton, formerState Senator[6]
Results[edit]
Garn won over 70% of the vote at the state convention on July 27 and therefore avoided a primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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]
- Bruce Bangerter, American Independent nominee forUtah's 2nd congressional districtin1972
- Kenneth R. Larsen[7]
Eliminated at convention[edit]
- Louie Youngkeit[8]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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American | Bruce Bangerter | 2,254 | 50.9% | |
American | Kenneth R. Larsen | 2,173 | 49.1% | |
Total votes | 4,427 |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Bruce Bangerter[11][12](American)
- Jake Garn,incumbentMayor of Salt Lake City(Republican)
- Wayne Owens,incumbentU.S. Congressman(Democratic)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |||
Republicanhold |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"State Democratic Convention Opens Today at Salt Lake City".The Daily Herald.Provo, Utah. July 12, 1974. p. 5.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^Briscoe, David (July 15, 1974)."Utah Demos Pick Owens As Senate Candidate".Idaho State Journal.Pocatello, Idaho. p. 9.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^Bernick Jr., Bob; Spangler, Jerry (June 14, 1992)."Owens misses nomination by 8 votes".Deseret News.Salt Lake City, UT.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^abGillins, Peter (July 28, 1974)."Garn Chosen; Clark, Inkley Face Primary".The Daily Herald.Provo, Utah. p. 1.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^"Wholesaler Files For Senate Seat".Salt Lake Tribune.Salt Lake City, Utah. April 26, 1974. p. 67.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^"Utah"(PDF).Ripon Forum.Vol. IX, no. 17. Washington D.C.: Ripon Society, Inc. September 15, 1973. p. 3.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^"Open House to Honor Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Larsen".The Daily Herald.Provo, Utah. July 8, 1974. p. 10.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^"The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah on May 13, 1974 · 15".The Daily Herald.Provo, Utah. May 13, 1974. p. 15.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^Congressional Quarterly 1998,p. 156.
- ^America Votes 11,p. 321.
- ^Nordheimer, Jon (November 6, 1974)."Republican Apparently Defeats Rep. Owens in Utah Senate Race".New York Times.New York, NY. p. 40.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^Anderson, Jim (October 25, 1974)."Senate Candidates Face Off".Daily Utah Chronicle.Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^Congressional Quarterly 1998,p. 98.
- ^America Votes 11,p. 317.
- ^"UT US Senate, 1974".Our Campaigns.RetrievedJuly 12,2021.
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 [sic]"(PDF).Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. August 1, 1975.RetrievedDecember 3,2020.
Bibliography[edit]
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996.Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998.ISBN1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1975).America Votes 11: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1974.Washington, D.C.: Elections Research Center.