1968 United States Senate election in Utah

1968 United States Senate election in Utah
	County results; Bennett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Tie: 40–50%; Weilenmann: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Wallace F. Bennett; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Wallace F. Bennett; Republican

The 1968 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican Senator Wallace F. Bennett won re-election to a fourth term.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Phil L. Hansen, incumbent Attorney General of Utah
Milton L. Weilenmann, State Economic Development Director^[1]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton L. Weilenmann	47,908	50.70
	Democratic	Phil L. Hansen	46,579	49.30
Total votes			94,487	100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Mark E. Anderson, lawyer^[5]
Wallace F. Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]^[3]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett	81,945	60.87
	Republican	Mark E. Anderson	52,689	39.13
Total votes			134,634	100.00

General election[]

Results[]

1968 United States Senate election in Utah^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett (Incumbent)	225,075	53.68
	Democratic	Milton N. Weilenmann	192,168	45.83
	Peace and Freedom	Utah Phillips	2,019	0.48
Majority			32,907	7.85
Turnout			419,262
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "Utah Parties Eye Sept. 10 State Primary". Logan Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. July 29, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 156.
^ ^a ^b America Votes 8, p. 384.
^ "UT US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Bennett Chosen in Utah". New York Times. New York City. September 11, 1968. p. 31. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "UT US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.
^ America Votes 8, p. 378.
^ "UT US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969-07-01). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ https://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/1968Gen.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}

Bibliography[]

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

[1] "Utah Parties Eye Sept. 10 State Primary". Logan Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. July 29, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998156-2] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 156.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_8384-3] America Votes 8, p. 384.

[4] "UT US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[5] "Bennett Chosen in Utah". New York Times. New York City. September 11, 1968. p. 31. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[6] "UT US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199898-7] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_8378-8] America Votes 8, p. 378.

[9] "UT US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[10] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969-07-01). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[11] ttps://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/1968Gen.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}

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1968 United States Senate election in Utah

Contents

Primary elections[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]