Utah 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Utah 2016 General Election

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Utah
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 June 2016
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

✓ Tuesday 28 June 2016 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p MDT (1300-0200 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - 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

Utah 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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 skip the convention and appear on the primary ballot. Independents are allowed to participate in party primaries.

Conventions are held by the Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican Parties prior to the primary.

2016 Candidate Filings from the Utah Liutenant Governor's Office.

28 June primary results from
Returns from the State of Utah Elections Office.
AP
Politico.

2016 Election Information from the State of Utah Elections Office.

8 November 2016 returns from the Utah Elections Office.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (10, 15 write-ins)

		Republican	515,231	45.54%	Donald John Trump, Sr. • for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (6 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857

		Democratic	310,676	27.46%	former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton • for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679

		Unaffiliated	243,690	21.54%	David Evan "Evan" McMullin • for Vice President: Nathan Daniel Johnson • FEC P60022654; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,634,839; Dsb $1,618,074

		Libertarian	39,608	3.50%	former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson • for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld • FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633

		Unaffiliated; (Green)	9,438	0.83%	Jill E. Stein • for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka • FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546

		Constitution	8,032	0.71%	Darrell Lane Castle • for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley • FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084

		Independent American	2,752	0.24%	Rocky Giordani • for Vice President: Farley M. Anderson • FEC P60009875

		Unaffiliated	883	0.08%	Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra • for Vice President: Michael Alan Steinberg • FEC P60016342; 31 Dec 16; Tot $8,075,960; Dsb $8,074,914
		Unaffiliated; (Workers World)	544	0.05%	Monica Gail Moorehead • for Vice President: Lamont G. Lilly • FEC P60004405; 28 Nov 16; Tot $13,278; Dsb $12,839
		Unaffiliated; (Socialist Workers Party)	521	0.05%	Alyson Kennedy • for Vice President: Osborne Hart • FEC P80005473

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	19	0.00%	Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith • for Vice President: Daniel Lee White • FEC P60020781
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	9	0.00%	Dustin Alan Baird • for Vice President: Brandon Russell • FEC P60009602
		Write-in; (Kotlikoff for President)	9	0.00%	Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff • for Vice President: Edward Emery "Ed" Leamer • FEC P20004511
		Write-in; (America's Party)	6	0.00%	Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Steven Bernard "Steve" Schulin • FEC P20005260
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	4	0.00%	Andrew Daniel "Andy" Basiago • for Vice President: Karen Dell Kinnison • FEC P60015351; 28 Nov 16; Tot $17,034; Dsb $20,396
		Write-in; (Socialist Party USA)	4	0.00%	Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik • for Vice President: Angela Nicole Walker • FEC P60018017
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	1	0.00%	Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan • for Vice President: Jason Alexander Washington • FEC P60020757
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	1	0.00%	Jamin Burton • for Vice President: Victor Neves
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	1	0.00%	Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle • for Vice President: R. Charles Casper-Kacprowicz • FEC P20002630
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	1	0.00%	Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia • for Vice President: Aaron Roy Barriere
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Cherunda Lynn Fox • for Vice President: Roger Matthew Kushner • FEC P60005303; 28 Oct 16; Tot $36,288; Dsb $36,288
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	David Limbaugh • for Vice President: Bo Ginsrich
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Stephen Paul Parks
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Janet L. Reid • for Vice President: John E. Reid • Patriot Party
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Marshall Roy Schoenke • for Vice President: James Creighton Mitchell, Jr
Total			1,131,430	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		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
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Senator Orrin G. Hatch* • FEC S6UT00063

Class 3		Republican	Senator Mike Lee • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	760,241	68.15%	Senator Mike Lee • FEC S0UT00165; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,970,606; Dsb $3,947,031

		Democratic	301,860	27.06%	Misty K. Snow • FEC S6UT00246; 28 Nov 16; Tot $75,547; Dsb $71,547

		Independent American	27,340	2.45%	Stoney Fonua • FEC S6UT00261

		Unaffiliated	26,167	2.35%	William Currie "Bill" Barron • FEC S2UT00187; 28 Nov 16; Tot $12,935; Dsb $14,746
Total			1,115,608	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Gary R. Herbert • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 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 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Republican	750,850	66.74%	Governor Gary R. Herbert • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox

		Democratic	323,349	28.74%	Mike Weinholtz • for Lieutenant Governor: Kim Bowman

		Libertarian	34,827	3.10%	Brian E. Kamerath • for Lieutenant Governor: Barry Evan Short

		Independent American	15,912	1.41%	Dell Buck "Super Dell" Schanze • for Lieutenant Governor: Gregory C. Duerden

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	97	0.01%	L.S. Brown
Total			1,125,035	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. 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). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (4) - 115th Congress

		Republican	182,928	65.93%	Congressman Robert William "Rob" Bishop • FEC H2UT01094; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,012,573; Dsb $878,566

		Democratic	73,381	26.45%	Peter C. Clemens • FEC H6UT01137; 31 Dec 16; Tot $120,354; Dsb $93,044

		Libertarian	16,296	5.87%	Craig Richard Bowden • FEC H4UT01108

		Unaffiliated	4,850	1.75%	Chadwick H. Fairbanks, III • FEC H6UT01145
Total			277,455	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Chris Stewart • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	170,542	61.60%	Congressman Chris Stewart • FEC H2UT02324; 28 Nov 16; Tot $915,968; Dsb $927,031

		Democratic	93,780	33.88%	Charlene McArthur Albarran • FEC H6UT02390; 31 Dec 16; Tot $587,048; Dsb $585,325

		Constitution	12,519	4.52%	Paul J. McCollaum, Jr. • FEC H6UT02416
Total			276,841	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Jason Chaffetz • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	209,589	73.46%	Congressman Jason Chaffetz • FEC H8UT03089; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,396,596; Dsb $1,249,981

		Democratic	75,716	26.54%	Stephen P. Tryon • FEC H4UT03211; 28 Nov 16; Tot $54,990; Dsb $63,333
Total			285,305	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Mia B. Love • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	147,597	53.76%	Congressman Mia B. Love • FEC H2UT04023; 28 Nov 16; Tot $5,408,973; Dsb $5,455,898

		Democratic	113,413	41.31%	H. Douglas "Doug" Owens • FEC H4UT04011; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,112,795; Dsb $2,079,780

		Constitution	13,559	4.94%	Collin Robert Simonsen • FEC H4UT04045
Total			274,569	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Attorney General Sean D. Reyes • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Appointed: 23 December 2013 (re: resignation of Attorney General John Swallow [Republican]). First elected in a Special Election: 4 November 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	719,064	65.41%	Attorney General Sean D. Reyes

		Democratic	275,571	25.07%	Jon V. Harper • 21 September 2016: Withdrew due to health concerns. Remains on the ballot.

		Libertarian	73,975	6.73%	W. Andrew McCullough

		Independent American	30,687	2.79%	Michael W. "Mike" Isbell
Total			1,099,297	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Treasurer David Damschen • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Appointed: 11 December 2015 [re: resignation of Treasurer Richard K. Ellis (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	652,725	61.23%	Treasurer David Damschen

		Democratic	337,997	31.70%	former state Representative Neil A. Hansen

		Constitution	75,365	7.07%	Richard Proctor
Total			1,066,087	100.00%
	Treasurer Richard K. Ellis (Republican), who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, resigned on 1 November 2015 to work as Senior Director of Compliance and Communications at the Utah Educational Savings Plan. 11 December 2015: Governor Gary R. Herbert (Republican) appointed David Damschen to fill the remainder of the term.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Auditor John Dougall • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	679,675	63.23%	Auditor John Dougall

		Democratic	329,625	30.66%	Mike Mitchell

		Independent American	65,692	6.11%	Jared Green
Total			1,074,992	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): 10 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 4 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• America's Party: 1 candidate
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 5 candidates
	• Kotlikoff for President: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• Workers World: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 20 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 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.