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1988 Utah U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1988 Utah U.S. Senate Election?

Orrin G. Hatch won the 1988 Utah U.S. Senate Election. Orrin G. Hatch received 430,089 popular votes (67.13%). The main challenger was Brian H. Moss (31.74%).

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

Hatch +35.4 pts · won by 226,725 votes
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanWINNER67.13%
430,089 votes
Brian H. MossDemocratic31.74%
203,364 votes
Robert J. SmithAmerican0.94%
6,016 votes
William M. ArthSocialist Workers0.19%
1,233 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.