Wallace F. Bennett, U.S. Senator

Wallace F. Bennett

U.S. Senator
Born
November 13, 1898
Died
December 19, 1993
Age at death
95
Home state
Utah
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1968
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bennett712,518
Opponents618,976
4
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1968, Wallace F. Bennett ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Bennett's biggest single-election total was 225,075 votes, in the 1968 U.S. Senate election in Utah. Bennett's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in Utah, decided by 15,099 votes.

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How many votes has Wallace F. Bennett received?

Wallace F. Bennett has received 712,518 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Wallace F. Bennett’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1968U.S. SenateUtahWon225,07553.81%Milton L. Weilenmann
Bruce D. Phillips
1962U.S. SenateUtahWon166,75552.37%David S. King
1956U.S. SenateUtahWon178,26153.96%Alonzo F. Hopkin
1950U.S. SenateUtahWon142,42753.86%Elbert D. Thomas
Bill Baker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000384) and Wikidata (Q925211). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Wallace F. Bennett: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/wallace-bennett. 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.