1980 United States Senate election in Utah

1980 United States Senate election in Utah

← 1974 November 4, 1980 1986 →

Nominee Jake Garn Dan Berman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 437,675 151,454 Percentage 73.6% 25.5%

County results Garn:      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Berman:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Jake Garn Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jake Garn Republican

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The 1980 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 4, 1980.

Incumbent Republican U.S Senator Jake Garn won re-election to a second term in a landslide against Democrat Dan Berman.

American Party primary[]

Candidates[]

• George M. Batchelor
• Lawrence Rey Topham

Results[]

After losing the primary, Topham became the American Party nominee for Governor of Utah.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Dan Berman
• A. Stephen Dirks, Mayor of Ogden

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

1980 United States Senate election in Utah^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jake Garn (incumbent)	437,675	73.65%	23.65
	Democratic	Dan Berman	151,454	25.49%	18.58
	Independent	Bruce Bangerter	3,186	0.54%	N/A
	American	George M. Batchelor	3,186	0.54%	5.50
Total votes			595,501	100.00%

See also[]

• 1980 United States Senate elections

References[]