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2004 Senate elections · Utah history

Utah U.S. Senate election 2004

Robert F. Bennett REP +40.3 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
911,726
Margin
40.3 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld
President in UT
R+45.5same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Robert F. Bennett WonREP626,64068.73%
R. Paul Van DamDEM258,95528.40%
Gary R. Van HornCON17,2891.90%
Joe LaBontePCH8,8240.97%
Write-in—180.00%
Total911,726

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Utah Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IJohn Curtis30.6
2022Class IIIMike Lee10.4
2018Class IMitt Romney31.7
2016Class IIIMike Lee41.1
2012Class IOrrin G. Hatch35.3
2010Class IIIMike Lee28.8
2006Class IOrrin G. Hatch31.3
2004Class IIIRobert F. Bennett40.3
2000Class IOrrin G. Hatch34.1
1998Class IIIRobert F. Bennett31.0
1994Class IOrrin G. Hatch40.5
1992Class IIIRobert F. Bennett15.7

Full Utah Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2004 Utah Senate race?

Robert F. Bennett (REP) won with 68.7% of the vote, ahead of R. Paul Van Dam (28.4%), a margin of 40.3 points.

Did the Utah Senate seat change party in 2004?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2004 Utah Senate race?

911,726 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.