United States Senate election in Utah, 1976

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United States Senate election in Utah, 1976

← 1970 November 2, 1976 1982 →
  Orrin Hatch 1977 congressional photo.jpg Frank Moss.jpg
Nominee Orrin Hatch Frank Moss
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 290,221 223,948
Percentage 55.59% 42.89%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Moss
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Orrin Hatch
Republican

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 Republican challenger Orrin Hatch.

Major Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Orrin Hatch 290,221 55.59%
Democratic Frank Moss (Incumbent) 223,948 42,89%
Majority
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References


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