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1980 Utah U.S. Senate Election

Utah · 4 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Utah U.S. Senate Election?

E. J. Jake Garn won the 1980 Utah U.S. Senate Election. E. J. Jake Garn received 437,675 popular votes (73.65%). The main challenger was Dan Berman (25.48%).

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

Garn +48.2 pts · won by 286,221 votes
E. J. Jake GarnRepublicanWINNER73.65%
437,675 votes
Dan BermanDemocratic25.48%
151,454 votes
Bruce BangerterIndependent0.54%
3,186 votes
George Merl BatchelorAmerican0.33%
1,983 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.