1976 United States Senate election in Utah

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Utah Utah 1922 presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Utah 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Utah 1982 November 2, 1976 150x150px Orrin Hatch 1977 official photo (cropped).jpg Orrin Hatch Republican Party (United States) 290,221 53.73% Frank Moss.jpg Frank Moss Democratic Party (United States) 241,948 44.80% 1976 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg 230px County results Hatch: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Moss: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Frank Moss Democratic Party (United States) Orrin Hatch Republican Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Moss ran for re-election to a fourth term but was defeated by his Republican opponent Orrin Hatch. This is the last time a senator from Utah lost re-election. Hatch eventually became the longest-serving Republican senator, having been elected for seven terms before retiring during the 2018 election. This record was overtaken by Chuck Grassley of Iowa in 2022. Major candidates Democratic Frank Moss, incumbent U.S. senator since 1959 Republican Jack Carlson, assistant secretary of interior for energy and minerals 1992-12-08 JACK W. CARLSON DIES AT 59 https://www.deseret.com/1992/12/8/19020291/jack-w-carlson-dies-at-59/ 2026-08-01 Deseret News en Orrin Hatch, attorney Sherman P. Lloyd, former U.S. representative Results 1976 United States Senate election in UtahCongressional Quarterly 1998 98America Votes 12 362https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3426 UT US Senate, 1976 Our Campaigns 12 July 2021Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf February 25, 2013 U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/1976Gen.pdf Abstract of the returns of the general election held in the State of Utah November 2, 1976 vote.utah.gov State of Utah 12 July 2021 2 July 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712095033/https://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/1976Gen.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Orrin Hatch 290,221 53.73% Democratic Party (United States) Frank Moss (incumbent) 241,948 44.80% Independent American George M. Batchelor 4,913 0.91% Libertarian Party (United States) Steve Trotter 3,026 0.56% 48,273 8.93% 540,108 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. McGillivray Alice V. America Votes 12: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1976 Washington, D.C. Elections Research Center 1977 America Votes 12 Utah 1976 Category:1976 Utah elections