The Green Papers: Utah 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 22 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:2,236,714 (0.79% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Salt Lake City
Tuesday 22 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC).
 

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Utah State and Local Government

Nomination note: If a single candidate receives the support of more than 50% of the delegates at the Party Convention, that candidate receives the Party's nomination. Otherwise, the top two vote getters at the Convention advance to a primary.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator Orrin G. Hatch
• First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator  Robert F. "Bob" Bennett
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Chairman  Samuel Frank "Sam" Granato
• FEC S0UT00140: $36,928
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher Paul "Chris" Stout
• FEC S0UT00173: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Robert F. "Bob" Bennett
• FEC S2UT00104: $2,039,902
  Candidate Republican     Tim Bridgewater
• FEC S0UT00157: $296,156
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Merrill Cook
  Candidate Republican     Cherilyn B. Eagar
• FEC S0UT00132: $45,748
  Candidate Republican     David O. Leavitt
  Candidate Republican     Mike Lee
• FEC S0UT00165: Financial report not available
    Republican     Attorney General  Mark L. Shurtleff - apparently not a candidate
• 4 November 2009: "Today, I am announcing the suspension of my campaign for the U.S. Senate."
• FEC S0UT00124: $220,318
  Candidate Republican     James Russell Williams, III
• FEC S0UT00116: $4,341
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None, All Governors
  Republican Governor  Gary R. Herbert
• As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the Governorship upon the resignation of Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican), effective 11 August 2009.
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• There will be a special 2010 election to fill out the remainder of former Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.'s term.
  Candidate Democratic     Salt Lake County Mayor  Peter Corroon
  Candidate Republican     Richard Martin
  Candidate Republican     Ryan Nielson
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
  Republican Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. Bell
• Entered office 11 August 2009 when Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert succeeded Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican) to the Governorship. Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican) became Ambassador to China. 1 September 2009: Unanimously confirmed by the Utah Senate.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republican (2 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Robert William "Rob" Bishop
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Robert William "Rob" Bishop
• FEC H2UT01094: $109,510
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  James David "Jim" Matheson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  James David "Jim" Matheson
• FEC H0UT02096: $715,378
  Candidate Democratic     Claudia Wright
• FEC H0UT02187: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Casey Owen Anderson
• FEC H0UT02179: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Morgan Philpot
• FEC H0UT02203: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     R. Neil Walter
• FEC H0UT02195: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     George David "Dave" Glissmeyer
• FEC H0UT02153: $2,550
  Candidate Independent     Ryan John Kelly
• FEC H0UT02161: $206
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jason Chaffetz
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jason Chaffetz
• FEC H8UT03089: $267,171
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Republican Attorney General  Mark L. Shurtleff
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• 4 November 2009 update: "Today, I am announcing the suspension of my campaign for the U.S. Senate.".
21 May 2009: Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010.
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Republican Treasurer  Richard K. Ellis
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
  Republican Auditor Auston G. Johnson, III
• Auditor since July 1995; first elected 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 5 candidates
 • Republican: 9 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Desert Greens (affiliate of Green)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Personal Choice
 • Pirate
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.le.state.ut.us/Documents/code_const.htm
Election Authority
 • State of Utah Elections Office
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Utah House of Representatives
 • Utah State Legislature
 • Utah State Senate
Democratic
 • Utah Democratic Party
Republican
 • Utah Republican Party
Third Party
 • American Reform Party of Utah
 • Being Human Party
 • Constitution Party of Utah
 • Desert Greens Green Party of Utah
 • Green Party of Utah
 • Independent American Party of Utah
 • Libertarian Party of Utah
 • Personal Choice Party
 • The Unity Party of Utah
 • United States Pirate Party
Media & others
 • Box Elder News Journal
 • Davis County Clipper
 • DC's Political Report - Utah
 • Deseret Morning News - Salt Lake City
 • KSL TV - NBC - Salt Lake City
 • KSTU TV - Fox - Salt Lake City
 • KTVX - ABC - Salt Lake City
 • KUTV TV - CBS - Salt Lake City
 • Park Record - Park City
 • Politics1.com - Utah
 • Standard-Examiner - Ogden
 • The Daily Herald - Provo
 • The Herald Journal - Logan
 • The Salt Lake Tribune
 • The Spectrum - St. George
 • The Times-News - Nephi
 • The Uintah Basin Standard - Roosevelt
 • The Wasatch Wave
 • Tooele Transcript Bulletin
 • Utah Policy - Politics, Communications & Government Relations
 • Utah Politics (blog)
 • Vote Utah - KUED
 

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