Utah 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: Utah 2008 General Election

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Utah
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 24 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	1,465,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	1,123,238
Capital:	Salt Lake City
Tuesday 24 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC).

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Utah State and Local Government

Utah 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

19 January 2009: State of Utah Elections Office - 2008 General Election Results

27 September 2008: Synchronized with the Lieutenant Governor - State of Utah - 2008 Candidates List .



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


	Republican	596,030	62.58%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (5 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Democratic	327,670	34.41%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

	Constitution	12,012	1.26%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

	Unaffiliated	8,416	0.88%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

	Libertarian	6,966	0.73%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899

	Unaffiliated; (Green)	982	0.10%	former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
	Unaffiliated; (Socialism and Liberation)	262	0.03%	Gloria Estela La Riva • Vice President Eugene Puryear • FEC P80005572: $24,441

	Write-in; (American Independent)	25	0.00%	former Ambassador Alan L. Keyes • Vice President: Brian Rohrbough • FEC P60003076: $481,991
	Write-in	3	0.00%	Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
	Write-in; (HeartQuake '08)	2	0.00%	Jonathan Edward Allen • Vice President: Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Stath • FEC P80005119: $95,029
	Write-in	1	0.00%	Jay & Taylor
	Write-in	1	0.00%	David Jon Sponheim • Vice President: Marshal Tanchuck Affiliation: America's Third Party (formerly Cool Rock Party)
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Aparicio
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Lawson Mitchell Bone
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Carroll & Simpson
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Criveau & Guthrie
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Mark Blair Graham • FEC P80003544: Financial report not available
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Ronald G. "Ron" Hobbs • Vice President: Tom Spruill
	Write-in; (Green)	0	0.00%	Keith Russell Judd • Vice President: Monty W. Judd • FEC P60003530: $532,837
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Judy
	Write-in	0	0.00%	Lundeen
Total		952,370	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th 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	Republican	Senator Robert F. Bennett • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: None, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2004 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention
	Polls: Republican Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

	Republican	735,049	77.66%	Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. • Runningmate Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert

	Democratic	186,503	19.70%	Bob Springmeyer • Running mate: Josie Valdez

	Libertarian	24,820	2.62%	Dell "SuperDell" Schanze • Runningmate: Joey Hobbs

	Write-in	153	0.02%	Doughton
	Write-in; (Personal Choice)			Kenneth Rex "Ken" Larsen
Total		946,525	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Gary R. Herbert • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (1 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Republican	Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention
	Polls: Republican Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop

	Republican	196,799	64.85%	Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop • FEC H2UT01094: $309,556

	Democratic	92,469	30.47%	Morgan Emory Bowen • FEC H8UT01083: $24,278

	Constitution	7,397	2.44%	Kirk D. Pearson • FEC H8UT01091: Financial report not available

	Libertarian	6,780	2.23%	Joseph Geddes Buchman • FEC H8UT01109: Financial report not available
Total		303,445	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention
	Polls: Democratic Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson

	Democratic	220,666	63.35%	Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson • FEC H0UT02096: $1,789,766

	Republican	120,083	34.47%	Bill Dew • Nominated by Convention 10 May 2008 • FEC H8UT02198: $665,429

	Libertarian	4,576	1.31%	Mathew Arndt • FEC H8UT02180: Financial report not available

	Constitution	3,000	0.86%	Dennis Ray Emery • FEC H8UT02172: Financial report not available
Total		348,325	100.00%

CD 3 {map} Lost	Republican	Congressman Christopher B. "Chris" Cannon • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Defeated in 24 June Primary
	Polls: Republican Jason Chaffetz
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican	187,035	65.61%	Jason Chaffetz • FEC H8UT03089: $443,395

	Democratic	80,626	28.28%	Bennion Lloyd Spencer • FEC H8UT03105: $42,886

	Constitution	17,408	6.11%	James Michael "Jim" Noorlander • FEC H6UT03141: $6,249
Total		285,069	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Republican	Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention
	Polls: Republican Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff

	Republican	650,147	69.32%	Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff

	Democratic	249,492	26.60%	Jean Welch Hill

	Libertarian	38,231	4.08%	W. Andrew McCullough
Total		937,870	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Open	Republican	Treasurer Edward T. "Ed" Alter • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Retiring in 2008
	Polls: Republican Richard K. Ellis
		Open Office (no incumbent)

	Republican	604,091	66.65%	Richard K. Ellis

	Democratic	302,247	33.35%	Dick Clark
Total		906,338	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Republican	Auditor Auston G. Johnson, III • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Auditor since July 1995; first elected 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention
	Polls: Republican Auditor Auston G. Johnson, III

	Republican	527,381	58.43%	Auditor Auston G. Johnson, III

	Democratic	285,417	31.62%	Clare Collard

	Libertarian	55,992	6.20%	Mike Stoddard

	Constitution	33,800	3.74%	Richard D. Proctor
Total		902,590	100.00%

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, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Independent (affiliate of America's Independent): 1 candidate
	• Constitution (affiliates): 5 candidates
	• HeartQuake '08: 1 candidate
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Personal Choice: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 16 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.