1968 United States Senate election in Utah

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November 5, 1968

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Nominee	Wallace F. Bennett	Milton L. Weilenmann
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	225,075	192,168
Percentage	53.68%	45.83%

County results
Bennett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Weilenmann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Wallace F. Bennett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wallace F. Bennett
Republican

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The 1968 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican Senator Wallace F. Bennett won re-election to a fourth term.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Phil L. Hansen, incumbent Attorney General of Utah
Milton L. Weilenmann, State Economic Development Director^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton L. Weilenmann	47,908	50.70
	Democratic	Phil L. Hansen	46,579	49.30
Total votes			94,487	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Mark E. Anderson, lawyer^[5]
Wallace F. Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results^[2]^[3]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett (incumbent)	81,945	60.87
	Republican	Mark E. Anderson	52,689	39.13
Total votes			134,634	100.00

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Utah^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett (Incumbent)	225,075	53.68
	Democratic	Milton N. Weilenmann	192,168	45.83
	Peace and Freedom	Utah Phillips	2,019	0.48
Majority			32,907	7.85
Turnout			419,262
	Republican hold

References

^ "Utah Parties Eye Sept. 10 State Primary". Logan Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. July 29, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 156.
^ ^a ^b America Votes 8, p. 384.
^ "UT US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ "Bennett Chosen in Utah". New York Times. New York City. September 11, 1968. p. 31. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ "UT US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.
^ America Votes 8, p. 378.
^ "UT US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ "Abstract of the returns of the General Election held in the county of ..., state of Utah, Tuesday, November 5, 1968" (PDF). Utah Lieutenant Governor Elections.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

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1968 United States Senate election in Utah

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Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References

Bibliography