The 1976 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator

Frank Moss Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977. Early life and education Frank Moss was born in Holladay ...

ran for re-election to a fourth term but was defeated by his Republican opponent

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. 40 years after the election, Hatch eventually became the longest-serving Republican Senator, having been elected for seven terms before retiring following the 2018 election. This record was later overtaken by

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Major Candidates

Democratic

, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959

Republican

Sherman P. Lloyd Sherman Parkinson Lloyd (January 11, 1914 – December 15, 1979) was a U.S. Representative from Utah. Early life and education Lloyd was born in St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho, Lloyd's father was a counselor in the Stake Presidency at th ...

, former U.S. Representative

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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 ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...