Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) is facing daunting poll numbers as he seeks a fourth term in office. A new Deseret News survey (Nov. 19-23, 408 A, MoE +/- 5%) finds 58% of voters want someone new to be elected senator next year, while just 27% want Bennett re-elected.

Bennett has received plenty of criticism from the right, which many see as an indication that he could face his greatest challenge at the May party convention. "However," Deseret News reports, "the poll shows that similar percentages of conservatives, moderates and liberals all would like to see Bennett dumped next year, so opposition is not just from the far-right GOP wing."

Despite such dismal numbers for a three-term incumbent, more voters said they would pick Bennett than any of the other candidates tested. Grouped together among six Republicans and one Democrat -- which at this point in the race is largely an exercise in name ID -- 31% chose Bennett, 14% picked Democrat Sam Granato, and the remaining five Republicans received 5% or less. Thirty-five percent said they were undecided.

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