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The 1974 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 5, 1974 alongside other elections to the
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in other states as well as elections to the
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and various state and local elections. Incumbent
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U.S. Senator
Wallace F. Bennett Wallace Foster Bennett (November 13, 1898 – December 19, 1993) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a US Senator from Utah from 1951 to 1974. He was the father of Bob Bennett, who late ...
did not run for re-election to a fifth term, but retired. Republican nominee
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in s ...
defeated Democratic nominee
Wayne Owens Douglas Wayne Owens (May 2, 1937 – December 18, 2002) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993. Career Born and ra ...
.


Nominations


Democratic nomination


Candidates

*Donald Holbrook, attorney *
Wayne Owens Douglas Wayne Owens (May 2, 1937 – December 18, 2002) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993. Career Born and ra ...
, U.S. Congressman for
Utah's 2nd congressional district Utah's 2nd congressional district currently serves Salt Lake City and the largely rural western and southern portions of Utah, including Saint George and Tooele. The current U.S. House Representative is Republican Chris Stewart. A map of curr ...


Results

Owens defeated Holbrook at the state convention on July 12 to 13 with over 70% of the vote and therefore avoided a primary.


Republican nomination


Candidates

*Jake Garn, incumbent
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*Dale R. Hawkins,
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professor *Paul S. Knowlton, wholesaler *Byron Rampton, former
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Results

Garn won over 70% of the vote at the state convention on July 27 and therefore avoided a primary.


American Party nomination


Candidates

*Bruce Bangerter, American Independent nominee for
Utah's 2nd congressional district Utah's 2nd congressional district currently serves Salt Lake City and the largely rural western and southern portions of Utah, including Saint George and Tooele. The current U.S. House Representative is Republican Chris Stewart. A map of curr ...
in
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*Kenneth R. Larsen


Eliminated at convention

*Louie Youngkeit


Results


General election


Candidates

* Bruce Bangerter (American) *
Jake Garn Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in s ...
, incumbent
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(Republican) *
Wayne Owens Douglas Wayne Owens (May 2, 1937 – December 18, 2002) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993. Career Born and ra ...
, incumbent
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(Democratic)


Results


See also

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1974 United States Senate elections The 1974 United States Senate elections were held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. Economic issues, specifically inflation and stagnation, we ...


References


Bibliography

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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...