1976 United States Senate election in Utah
November 2, 1976
 
Nominee Orrin Hatch Frank Moss
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 290,221 241,948
Percentage 53.73% 44.80%
County results

Hatch:      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Moss:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Frank Moss
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Orrin Hatch
Republican

The 1976 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Moss ran for re-election to a fourth term but was defeated by his Republican opponent Orrin Hatch. 40 years after the election, Hatch eventually became the longest-serving Republican Senator, having been elected for seven terms before retiring following the 2018 election. This record was later overtaken by Chuck Grassley of Iowa in 2022.

Major Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

1976 United States Senate election in Utah[1][2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Orrin Hatch 290,221 53.73%
Democratic Frank Moss (incumbent) 241,948 44.80%
Independent American George M. Batchelor 4,913 0.91%
Libertarian Steve Trotter 3,026 0.56%
Majority 48,273 8.93%
Turnout 540,108
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.
  2. ↑ America Votes 12, p. 362.
  3. ↑ "UT US Senate, 1976". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Abstract of the returns of the general election held in the State of Utah November 2, 1976" (PDF). vote.utah.gov. State of Utah. p. 2. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

Bibliography

  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
  • Scammon, Richard M.; McGillivray, Alice V. (1977). America Votes 12: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1976. Washington, D.C.: Elections Research Center.
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