The Green Papers: Utah 2018 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Thursday 15 March 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
Tuesday 26 June 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p MDT (1300-0200 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p MST (1400-0300 UTC).
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:2,770,765 (0.89% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
Capital:Salt Lake City
 

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Utah State and Local Government


This rule may be voided by SB 54. Nomination note: In UTAH, where a single candidate has already received the support of more than 50% to 60% of the delegates at the Party Convention (the percentage itself is set by the Party), that candidate receives the Party's nomination. Otherwise, the top two vote getters at the Convention advance to the Primary. The "Count My Vote" laws lets candidates be nominated by convention or petition their way on to the primary ballot. Independents are allowed to participate in party primaries.

Conventions are held by the Constitution, Democratic (28 April), Green (21 April), Independent American (21 April), Libertarian (14 April), Republican (21 April), and United Utah (28 April) parties prior to the primary. The Green, Independent American Party, and United Utah Parties are ballot qualified.


2018 Election Information and Primary Election Certification from the Utah Lieutenant Governor.

26 June 2018 Primary
Returns from Lieutenant Governor's Office.
Results from The New York Times.
Results from Politico.

6 November 2018 General Election.
Certified returns from the Utah Lieutenant Governor.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 115th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Senator Orrin G. Hatch
First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - 02 January 2018: "I've decided to retire at the end of this term...."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (5, 7 write-ins)
  Elected Republican 665,215 62.59% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
FEC S8UT00176; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,529,943; Dsb $5,176,436
  Candidate Democratic 328,541 30.91% Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson
FEC S8UT00143; 26 Nov 18; Tot $960,796; Dsb $942,636
  Candidate Constitution 28,774 2.71% Timothy Noel "Tim" Aalders
FEC S2UT00229; 26 Nov 18; Tot $106,499; Dsb $106,495
  Candidate Libertarian 27,607 2.60% Craig R. Bowden
FEC S8UT00127; 31 Mar 18; Tot $44,654; Dsb $43,055
  Candidate Independent American 12,708 1.20% Reed C. McCandless
FEC S8UT00275
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 29 0.00% Caleb Dan Reeve
FEC S8UT00325
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 17 0.00% Tyrone Jensen
FEC S8UT00309
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 3 0.00% Ryan Daniel Jackson
FEC S8UT00291
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 2 0.00% Hektor Madison Köppre Reiksthegn
FEC S8UT00333
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 1 0.00% Glade G. Fitzgerald
FEC S8UT00283
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 0 0.00% Cody Robert Judy
FEC S4UT00159
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 0 0.00% Abe Korb
FEC S8UT00317
Total 1,062,897 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Mike Lee
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. 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. First elected in a special election: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2016.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox
Appointed: 16 October 2013 (re: resignation of Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. "Greg" Bell); first elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

115th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2002
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated - 25 August 2017: Announced he would run for re-election in 2018 but not in 2020.
 Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress
  Elected Republican 156,692 61.61% Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop
FEC H2UT01094; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,201,631; Dsb $1,024,913
  Candidate Democratic 63,308 24.89% J. Lee "Lee" Castillo
FEC H8UT01158; 26 Nov 18; Tot $27,151; Dsb $25,997
  Candidate United Utah 29,547 11.62% Eric R. Eliason
FEC H8UT01133; 26 Nov 18; Tot $257,503; Dsb $236,307
  Candidate Green 4,786 1.88% Adam Davis
FEC H8UT01125; 30 Sep 18; Tot $1,480; Dsb $1,274
Total 254,333 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Chris Stewart
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress
  Elected Republican 151,489 56.10% Congressman Chris Stewart
FEC H2UT02324; 26 Nov 18; Tot $982,479; Dsb $922,057
  Candidate Democratic 105,051 38.90% Shireen Sarah Ghorbani
FEC H8UT02255; 26 Nov 18; Tot $460,609; Dsb $424,343
  Candidate Libertarian 13,504 5.00% Jeffrey Whipple
FEC H8UT02297
Total 270,044 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman John Curtis
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected in a special election: 7 November 2017 [re: resignation of Jason Chaffetz (Republican)]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress
  Elected Republican 174,856 67.55% Congressman John Curtis
FEC H8UT03238; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,623,053; Dsb $1,441,310
  Candidate Democratic 70,686 27.31% James Courage Singer
21 June 2017: Dropped out of the Senate Class 1 contest endorsing Salt Lake City Councilwoman Jenny Wilson.
14 March 2018: Filed a Declaracation of Candidacy to run in CD 3 with the state of Utah.

FEC H8UT03402; 26 Nov 18; Tot $28,268; Dsb $33,024
  Candidate Independent American 6,686 2.58% Gregory C. "Greg" Duerden
FEC H8UT03444
  Candidate United Utah 6,630 2.56% Timothy L. Zeidner
FEC H8UT03485
Total 258,858 100.00%  
 

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (Republican), who was first elected in 2008, announced he will not seek re-election on 19 April 2017. On 18 May 2017, he announced he would resign on 30 June 2017. On 30 June 2017, he resigned.

7 November 2017: Provo Mayor John Curtis (Republican) is elected.


Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Mia B. Love
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic 134,964 50.12% Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams
FEC H8UT04053; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,326,683; Dsb $3,250,713
  Candidate Republican 134,270 49.86% Congressman Mia B. Love
FEC H2UT04023; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,781,140; Dsb $5,839,522
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 37 0.01% Jonathan LaRele Peterson
Total 269,271 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Attorney General Sean D. Reyes
Appointed: 23 December 2013 (re: resignation of Attorney General John Swallow [Republican]). First elected in a Special Election: 4 November 2014; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Treasurer David Damschen
Appointed: 11 December 2015 [re: resignation of Treasurer Richard K. Ellis (Republican)]. First elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Auditor John Dougall
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 5 candidates
  Republican: 11 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 2 candidates
  United Utah: 2 candidates
Independents
  Unaffiliated: 8 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 8 candidates
 
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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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