Leadership: Senate President Pro Tempore Political Highlights: sought Republican nomination for president, 2000 Born: March 22, 1934; Pittsburgh, Pa. Residence: Salt Lake City Religion: Mormon Family: Wife, Elaine Hatch; six children Education: Brigham Young U., B.S. 1959; U. of Pittsburgh, J.D. 1962 Elected: 1976 Committee Assignments: Finance (Fiscal Responsibility & Economic Growth); Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (Children & Families; Primary Health and Retirement Security); Judiciary (Antitrust, Competition Policy & Consumer Rights; Crime & Terrorism; Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts; Privacy, Technology & the Law); Special Aging; Joint Taxation; Multiemployer Pension Plans Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 1st ranked Senate Republican Twitter: 72,924 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
Senate Race
1976 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Frank Moss (D)
Votes
290,221 241,948
%
53.7% 44.8%
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Ted Wilson (D)
Votes
309,332 219,482
%
58.3% 41.3%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Brian Moss (D)
Votes
430,089 203,364
%
67.1% 31.7%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Patrick Shea (D) Craig Oliver (I) Gary Van Horn (AM) Nelson Gonzalez (SW) Lawrence Topham (IA)
Votes
357,297 146,938 9,550 2,543 1,514 1,462
%
68.8% 28.3% 1.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Scott Howell (D) Carlton Bowen (AMI) Jim Dexter (LIBERT)
Votes
504,803 242,569 11,938 10,394
%
65.6% 31.5% 1.6% 1.4%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Pete Ashdown (D) Scott Bradley (CNSTP) Roger Price (PC) Dave Seely (LIBERT) Julian Hatch (DG)
Votes
356,238 177,459 21,526 9,089 4,428 2,512
%
62.4% 31.1% 3.8% 1.6% 0.8% 0.4%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Orrin Hatch (R) Scott Howell (D) Shaun McCausland (CNSTP) Daniel Geery (UJP) Bill Barron (NPA) JoAnn Secrist (WRI)
