1976 United States Senate election in Utah

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. This is the last time a Senator from Utah lost re-election.

Hatch eventually became the longest-serving Republican Senator, having been elected for seven terms before retiring during the 2018 election. This record was later overtaken by Chuck Grassley of Iowa in 2022.

Major Candidates

Democratic

• Frank Moss, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959

Republican

• Orrin Hatch
• Sherman P. Lloyd, former U.S. Representative

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

• 1976 United States Senate elections

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.