2004 United States Senate election in Utah

The 2004 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett won re-election to a third term.

2004 United States Senate election in Utah

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NomineeBob BennettPaul Van Dam
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote626,640258,955
Percentage68.73%28.40%

County results
Bennett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Bob Bennett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bob Bennett
Republican

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Declined

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Republican

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General election

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Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]Safe RNovember 1, 2004

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size[3]
Margin
of error
Bob
Bennett (R)
Paul
Van Dam (D)
Gary
Van Horn (C)
Undecided
Dan Jones & AssociatesOctober 21–28, 20041228 (V)± 3.3%65%22%2%11%
Valley ResearchOctober 21–26, 20041200 (RV)± 2.8%61%23%16%
for Salt Lake TribuneSeptember 24–29, 2004400 (LV)± 4.9%62%19%19%
Dan Jones & AssociatesSeptember 6–9, 2004915 (V)± 3.3%60%23%1%16%
Dan Jones & AssociatesJuly 6–10, 2004920 (RV)± 3.5%61%24%15%
Dan Jones & AssociatesMay 10–13, 2004923 (V)± 3.2%64%24%12%
Dan Jones & AssociatesMarch 17–20, 2004612 (V)± 4%63%16%2%19%

Results

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General election results[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanBob Bennett (Incumbent) 626,640 68.73% +4.75%
DemocraticPaul Van Dam258,95528.40%-4.57%
ConstitutionGary R. Van Horn17,2891.90%
Personal ChoiceJoe LaBonte8,8240.97%
Write-ins180.00%
Majority367,68540.33%+9.32%
Turnout911,726
Republican holdSwing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Krueger, Alyson (March 4, 2011). "Ken Jennings: Democrats Tried To Recruit Me For Senate Run". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".