The Green Papers: Utah 2011 Off-Year Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2000 Census:2,236,714 (0.79% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
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

Utah 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


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.


Utah gained 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 4 Representatives in 2012.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Peter Lynn "Pete" Ashdown
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher Paul "Chris" Stout
FEC S0UT00173; 30 Sep 11; Tot $970; Dsb $928
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Dee Fisk
FEC S2UT00179
  Candidate Republican     Senator Orrin G. Hatch
FEC S6UT00063; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,699,715; Dsb $2,208,328
  Candidate Independent     William Currie "Bill" Barron
FEC S2UT00187

Class 3 Republican Senator Mike Lee
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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. First elected in a special election: 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
    Republican     Monty Nafoosi - apparently not a candidate
13 September 2011: Running for the U.S. House in Arizona CD 8.
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Morgan Philpot
28 July 2011: Announced a run for Congress. Congressional District to be determined.
1 December 2011: Announced that he is running for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Kenneth W. "Ken" Sumsion

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. "Greg" 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. First elected in a special election: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republican (2 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Republican Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop
FEC H2UT01094; 30 Sep 11; Tot $65,600; Dsb $60,809
  Candidate Republican     Jason Ogden Buck
15 August 2011: Filed to run with the FEC but did not indicate a CD.

FEC H2UT00013

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2 Democratic Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman James David "Jim" Matheson
FEC H0UT02096; 30 Sep 11; Tot $632,086; Dsb $154,555
  Candidate Republican     state Representative David "Dave" Clark
  Candidate Republican     Cherilyn B. Eagar
FEC H2UT02282; 30 Sep 11; Tot $32,562; Dsb $2,522
  Candidate Republican     Chris Stewart
FEC H2UT02324
  Candidate Republican     Howard Wallack
FEC H2UT02316
  Candidate Republican     John Charles "Chuck" Williams
FEC H2UT02274; 30 Sep 11; Tot $57,659; Dsb $26,063
  Candidate Republican     John W. Willoughby
FEC H2UT02290

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3 Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
2 June 2011: Media reports state the Congressman is considering a run for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.
22 August 2011: The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Congressman Chaffetz will not run for Senate in 2012.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Kurt Bradburn
?

FEC H2UT03215; 22 Aug 11; Tot $15,444; Dsb $11,894
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jason Chaffetz
FEC H8UT03089; 30 Sep 11; Tot $354,491; Dsb $279,771

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 4  
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Republican     James Jay Francis "Jay" Cobb
FEC H2UT04031
  Candidate Republican     Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia B. Love
FEC H2UT04023
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Stephen Eric Sandstrom
FEC H2UT02308; 30 Sep 11; Tot $65,259; Dsb $14,169
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Carl Wimmer
FEC H2UT04015; 30 Sep 11; Tot $155,023; Dsb $33,092

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
7 November 2011: Submitted an application to the University of Utah Presidential Search Committee.

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, 3 candidates
  Republican: 9 incumbents, 18 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
 
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.

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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