PolitiFinder

1974 Utah U.S. Senate Election

Utah · 3 candidates · See every 1974 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1974 Utah U.S. Senate Election?

E. J. Jake Garn won the 1974 Utah U.S. Senate Election. E. J. Jake Garn received 210,299 popular votes (49.99%). The main challenger was Wayne Owens (44.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Garn and Owens

Garn +5.9 pts · won by 24,922 votes
E. J. Jake GarnRepublicanWINNER49.99%
210,299 votes
Wayne OwensDemocratic44.07%
185,377 votes
Bruce BangerterIndependent5.94%
24,966 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.