1974 United States Senate election in Utah

1974 United States Senate election in Utah
	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

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.

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[]

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

Donald Holbrook, attorney^[1]
Wayne Owens, U.S. Congressman for Utah's 2nd congressional district

Results[]

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[]

Candidates[]

Jake Garn, incumbent Mayor of Salt Lake City
Dale R. Hawkins, Weber State College professor^[4]
Paul S. Knowlton, wholesaler^[5]
Byron Rampton, former State Senator^[6]

Results[]

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[]

Candidates[]

Bruce Bangerter, American Independent nominee for Utah's 2nd congressional district in 1972
Kenneth R. Larsen^[7]

Eliminated at convention[]

Louie Youngkeit^[8]

Results[]

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

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Wayne Owens, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Republican[]

Jake Garn, incumbent Mayor of Salt Lake City

American[]

Bruce Bangerter^[11]^[12]

Results[]

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

References[]

^ "State Democratic Convention Opens Today at Salt Lake City". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. July 12, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ Briscoe, David (July 15, 1974). "Utah Demos Pick Owens As Senate Candidate". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. p. 9. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ Bernick Jr., Bob; Spangler, Jerry (June 14, 1992). "Owens misses nomination by 8 votes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Gillins, Peter (July 28, 1974). "Garn Chosen; Clark, Inkley Face Primary". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Wholesaler Files For Senate Seat". Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 26, 1974. p. 67. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Utah" (PDF). Ripon Forum. Vol. IX, no. 17. Washington D.C.: Ripon Society, Inc. September 15, 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Open House to Honor Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Larsen". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. July 8, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah on May 13, 1974 · 15". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. May 13, 1974. p. 15. Retrieved 12 July 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. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ Anderson, Jim (October 25, 1974). "Senate Candidates Face Off". Daily Utah Chronicle. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.
^ America Votes 11, p. 317.
^ "UT US Senate, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 [sic]" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. 1975-08-01. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

Bibliography[]

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.

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[1] "State Democratic Convention Opens Today at Salt Lake City". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. July 12, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[2] Briscoe, David (July 15, 1974). "Utah Demos Pick Owens As Senate Candidate". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. p. 9. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[3] Bernick Jr., Bob; Spangler, Jerry (June 14, 1992). "Owens misses nomination by 8 votes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[Daily_Herald-4] Gillins, Peter (July 28, 1974). "Garn Chosen; Clark, Inkley Face Primary". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[5] "Wholesaler Files For Senate Seat". Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 26, 1974. p. 67. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[6] "Utah" (PDF). Ripon Forum. Vol. IX, no. 17. Washington D.C.: Ripon Society, Inc. September 15, 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[7] "Open House to Honor Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Larsen". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. July 8, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[8] "The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah on May 13, 1974 · 15". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. May 13, 1974. p. 15. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998156-9] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 156.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_11321-10] 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 12 July 2021.

[12] Anderson, Jim (October 25, 1974). "Senate Candidates Face Off". Daily Utah Chronicle. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199898-13] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_11317-14] America Votes 11, p. 317.

[15] "UT US Senate, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[Clerk-16] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 [sic]" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. 1975-08-01. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

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1974 United States Senate election in Utah

Contents

Nominations[]

Democratic nomination[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican nomination[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

American Party nomination[]

Candidates[]

Eliminated at convention[]

Results[]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

American[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]