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1974 US Senate election in Utah

Jake Garn (Republican) beat Wayne Owens (Democrat) in Utah in 1974, 50.0% to 44.1%, a margin of 5.9 points and 24,922 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1968, when Wallace F. Bennett won.

Republicans led in 21 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 185,045 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.6 points. The closest was Piute, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jake Garn won Republican 210,299 50.0%
Wayne Owens Democratic 185,377 44.1%
Bruce Bangerter American 24,966 5.9%
Total420,642

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 88,900 48.0% 87,769 47.4% 8,376 185,045 D+0.6
Utah 19,059 35.5% 30,223 56.4% 4,349 53,631 R+20.8
Weber 22,860 49.3% 20,931 45.1% 2,586 46,377 D+4.2
Davis 13,615 38.7% 19,079 54.2% 2,512 35,206 R+15.5
Cache 6,247 35.9% 9,979 57.4% 1,156 17,382 R+21.5
Box Elder 4,281 37.4% 6,064 53.0% 1,097 11,442 R+15.6
Tooele 4,119 53.3% 3,272 42.3% 336 7,727 D+11.0
Carbon 4,562 70.2% 1,752 27.0% 181 6,495 D+43.3
Washington 1,927 30.3% 3,837 60.3% 596 6,360 R+30.0
Iron 1,804 33.1% 3,323 60.9% 331 5,458 R+27.8
Sanpete 1,976 38.8% 2,750 54.0% 366 5,092 R+15.2
Sevier 1,459 31.0% 2,566 54.6% 674 4,699 R+23.6
Uintah 1,481 31.8% 2,655 56.9% 527 4,663 R+25.2
Millard 1,253 35.5% 2,063 58.4% 215 3,531 R+22.9
Duchesne 1,131 37.1% 1,659 54.4% 262 3,052 R+17.3
Summit 1,299 43.5% 1,525 51.1% 161 2,985 R+7.6
Emery 1,440 53.8% 1,091 40.7% 148 2,679 D+13.0
Wasatch 1,126 43.4% 1,303 50.3% 164 2,593 R+6.8
San Juan 812 33.0% 1,451 59.0% 195 2,458 R+26.0
Juab 1,079 46.2% 1,148 49.1% 110 2,337 R+3.0
Grand 815 38.2% 1,206 56.5% 115 2,136 R+18.3
Beaver 1,125 55.6% 828 40.9% 72 2,025 D+14.7
Morgan 788 43.0% 924 50.4% 122 1,834 R+7.4
Garfield 787 52.3% 621 41.3% 96 1,504 D+11.0
Kane 418 30.1% 871 62.6% 102 1,391 R+32.6
Wayne 338 38.1% 505 56.9% 45 888 R+18.8
Rich 230 30.8% 490 65.7% 26 746 R+34.9
Piute 283 47.5% 285 47.8% 28 596 R+0.3
Daggett 163 52.6% 129 41.6% 18 310 D+11.0

Counties as they stood in 1974; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Utah Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 John Curtis (R) R+30.8
2022 Mike Lee (R) R+53.2
2018 Mitt Romney (R) R+31.7
2016 Mike Lee (R) R+41.1
2012 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.3
2010 Mike Lee (R) R+28.8
2006 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+31.3
2004 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+40.3
2000 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+34.1
1998 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+31.0
1994 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+40.5
1992 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+15.7
1988 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.4
1986 Jake Garn (R) R+45.8
1982 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+16.9
1980 Jake Garn (R) R+48.2
1976 Orrin Hatch (R) R+8.9
1974 Jake Garn (R) R+5.9
1970 Frank E. Moss (D) D+13.7
1968 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.8
1964 Frank E. Moss (D) D+14.7
1962 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+4.7
1958 Frank E. Moss (D) D+3.9
1956 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.9
1952 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+8.5
1950 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+8.0
1946 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+2.5
1944 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+19.8
1940 Abe Murdock (D) D+25.7
1938 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+11.6
1934 William H. King (D) D+7.6
1932 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+14.9
1928 William H. King (D) D+11.6
1926 Reed Smoot (R) R+23.9
1922 William H. King (D) D+0.5
1920 Reed Smoot (R) R+18.0
1916 William H. King (D) D+16.9
1914 Reed Smoot (R) R+2.7