2004 United States Senate election in Utah
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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.
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November 2, 2004
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 County results Bennett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Paul Van Dam, former Attorney General of Utah and former Salt Lake County District Attorney
Declined
- Ken Jennings, game show contestant[1]
Republican
- Bob Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 1, 2004 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[3] |
Margin of error |
Bob Bennett (R) |
Paul Van Dam (D) |
Gary Van Horn (C) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Jones & Associates[4] | October 21–28, 2004 | 1228 (V) | ± 3.3% | 65% | 22% | 2% | 11% |
| Valley Research[5] | October 21–26, 2004 | 1200 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 61% | 23% | 16% | |
| for Salt Lake Tribune[6] | September 24–29, 2004 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 62% | 19% | 19% | |
| Dan Jones & Associates[7] | September 6–9, 2004 | 915 (V) | ± 3.3% | 60% | 23% | 1% | 16% |
| Dan Jones & Associates[8] | July 6–10, 2004 | 920 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 61% | 24% | 15% | |
| Dan Jones & Associates[9] | May 10–13, 2004 | 923 (V) | ± 3.2% | 64% | 24% | 12% | |
| Dan Jones & Associates[10] | March 17–20, 2004 | 612 (V) | ± 4% | 63% | 16% | 2% | 19% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Bennett (Incumbent) | 626,640 | 68.73% | +4.75% | |
| Democratic | Paul Van Dam | 258,955 | 28.40% | −4.57% | |
| Constitution | Gary R. Van Horn | 17,289 | 1.90% | ||
| Personal Choice | Joe LaBonte | 8,824 | 0.97% | ||
| Write-ins | 18 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 367,685 | 40.33% | +9.32% | ||
| Turnout | 911,726 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||