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1976 Utah U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1976 Utah U.S. Senate Election?

Orrin G. Hatch won the 1976 Utah U.S. Senate Election. Orrin G. Hatch received 290,221 popular votes (55.59%). The main challenger was Frank E. Moss (42.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Hatch and Moss

Hatch +12.7 pts · won by 66,273 votes
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanWINNER55.59%
290,221 votes
Frank E. MossDemocratic42.89%
223,948 votes
George Merl BatchelorAmerican0.94%
4,913 votes
Steve TrotterLibertarian0.58%
3,026 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.