2004 United States Senate election in Utah

2004 United States Senate election in Utah

November 2, 2004

Nominee Bob Bennett Paul Van Dam Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 626,640 258,955 Percentage 68.73% 28.40%

County results Bennett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Bob Bennett Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bob Bennett Republican

The 2004 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett won re-election to a third term.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Paul Van Dam, former Attorney General of Utah and former Salt Lake County District Attorney

Declined

• Ken Jennings, game show contestant^[1]

Republican

• Bob Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[3]	Margin of error	Bob Bennett (R)	Paul Van Dam (D)	Gary Van Horn (C)	Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates[4]	October 21–28, 2004	1228 (V)	± 3.3%	65%	22%	2%	11%
Valley Research[5]	October 21–26, 2004	1200 (RV)	± 2.8%	61%	23%		16%
for Salt Lake Tribune[6]	September 24–29, 2004	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	62%	19%		19%
Dan Jones & Associates[7]	September 6–9, 2004	915 (V)	± 3.3%	60%	23%	1%	16%
Dan Jones & Associates[8]	July 6–10, 2004	920 (RV)	± 3.5%	61%	24%		15%
Dan Jones & Associates[9]	May 10–13, 2004	923 (V)	± 3.2%	64%	24%		12%
Dan Jones & Associates[10]	March 17–20, 2004	612 (V)	± 4%	63%	16%	2%	19%

Results

General election results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Bennett (Incumbent)	626,640	68.73%	+4.75%
	Democratic	Paul Van Dam	258,955	28.40%	−4.57%
	Constitution	Gary R. Van Horn	17,289	1.90%
	Personal Choice	Joe LaBonte	8,824	0.97%
	Write-ins		18	0.00%
Majority			367,685	40.33%	+9.32%
Turnout			911,726
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Carbon (largest municipality: Price)

See also

• 2004 United States Senate elections

References

1. Krueger, Alyson (March 4, 2011). "Ken Jennings: Democrats Tried To Recruit Me For Senate Run". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
2. "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
3. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. Dan Jones & Associates
5. Valley Research
6. for Salt Lake Tribune
7. Dan Jones & Associates
8. Dan Jones & Associates
9. Dan Jones & Associates
10. Dan Jones & Associates
11. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".