E. J. Jake Garn, U.S. Senator

E. J. Jake Garn

U.S. Senator
Born
October 12, 1932
Current age
93
Home state
Utah
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1974–1986
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Garn962,582
Opponents487,375
3
Elections run

Between 1974 and 1986, E. J. Jake Garn ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Garn's biggest single-election total was 437,675 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Utah. Garn's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. Senate election in Utah, decided by 24,922 votes.

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How many votes has E. J. Jake Garn received?

E. J. Jake Garn has received 962,582 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

E. J. Jake Garn’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1986U.S. SenateUtahWon314,60872.31%Craig S. Oliver
Hugh A. Butler

Mary Zins
1980U.S. SenateUtahWon437,67573.65%Dan Berman
Bruce Bangerter

George Merl Batchelor
1974U.S. SenateUtahWon210,29949.99%Wayne Owens
Bruce Bangerter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000072) and Wikidata (Q519256). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “E. J. Jake Garn: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jake-garn. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.