Utah 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Utah 2020 General Election

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Utah
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 30 June 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Thursday 19 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 30 June 2020 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p MDT (1300-0200 UTC).
✓ Monday 17 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - Unaffiliated President .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 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 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Nomination note: In UTAH, where a single candidate has already received the support of a percentage (set by the party) 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 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 (25 April), Democratic (25 April), Green, Independent American, Libertarian (25 April), Republican (25 April), and United Utah (18 April) parties prior to the primary. The Constitution, Democratic, Green, Independent American Party, Libertarian, Republican, and United Utah Parties are ballot qualified.

2020 Candidate Information from the State of Utah Elections Office.

2020 Candidate Filings from the State of Utah Elections Office.

30 June 2020 Primary results from a media source.

3 November 2020 returns from the State of 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 (9, 6 write-ins)

		Republican	865,140	58.13%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (6 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Democratic	560,282	37.65%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Libertarian	38,447	2.58%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Unaffiliated	7,213	0.48%	Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513

		Constitution	5,551	0.37%	Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880

		Green	5,053	0.34%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		Unaffiliated	2,623	0.18%	Brock Jeffrey Pierce • for Vice President: Karla Marie Ballard • FEC P00016550; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,347,587; Dsb $6,315,486
		Unaffiliated; (Democratic)	2,229	0.15%	Joseph W. "Joe" McHugh • for Vice President: Elizabeth "Liz" Storm • FEC P00013326
		Unaffiliated; (Peace And Freedom)	1,139	0.08%	Gloria Estela La Riva • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726

		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	368	0.02%	Brian T. Carroll • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Independent)	186	0.01%	Jade Simmons • for Vice President: Claudeliah J. Roze • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
		Write-in	51	0.00%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	6	0.00%	President R19 Boddie • for Vice President: Eric C. Stoneham • listed as President R. Boddie • FEC P00017202
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Katherine "Kate" Forbes
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	0	0.00%	Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro • for Vice President: Khadijah Maryam Jacob, Sr. • FEC P20004768
Total			1,488,289	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Willard "Mitt" Romney • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Senator Willard "Mitt" Romney* • FEC S8UT00176

Class 3		Republican	Senator Mike Lee • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic			Austin Searle • FEC S2UT00294

		Unaffiliated			Evan Barlow • FEC S2UT00286

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Gary Richard 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 - Retiring at the end of this term.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 4 write-ins)

		Republican	918,754	62.98%	Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Deidre M. Henderson

		Democratic	442,754	30.35%	Chris Peterson • for Lieutenant Governor: Karina Brown

		Libertarian	51,393	3.52%	Daniel Rhead Cottam • for Lieutenant Governor: Barry Evan Short

		Independent American	25,810	1.77%	Greg Duerden • for Lieutenant Governor: Wayne Hill

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	18,988	1.30%	Madeline Kazantzis • for Lieutenant Governor: Ed Kennedy
		Write-in	937	0.06%	Kristena M. Conlin
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	230	0.02%	Richard T. Whitney
		Write-in	12	0.00%	Tyler Scott Batty • for Lieutenant Governor: Greg Johnson
Total			1,458,878	100.00%

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

Open		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 • Open Seat - 14 May 2019: Running for Governor in 2020.
	Candidate list (1 write-in)

		Write-in			Gregory C. Johnson

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (1 Open, 2 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Robert William "Rob" Bishop • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 29 July 2019: Retiring. 18 January 2020: Running as Thomas Wright's Lieutenant Governor. Did not receive his party's nomination.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Republican	237,988	69.52%	Blake David Moore • FEC H0UT01205; 23 Nov 20; Tot $840,748; Dsb $769,327

		Democratic	104,194	30.43%	Darren Bruce Parry • FEC H0UT01213; 31 Dec 20; Tot $44,801; Dsb $44,487

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	157	0.05%	Taylor Lee
		Write-in	12	0.00%	Mikal Smith
Total			342,351	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Chris Stewart • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	208,997	59.00%	Member of Congress Chris Stewart • FEC H2UT02324; 31 Dec 20; Tot $951,887; Dsb $929,210

		Democratic	129,762	36.63%	John Kael "J. Kael" Weston • FEC H0UT02302; 23 Nov 20; Tot $345,140; Dsb $289,612

		Libertarian	15,465	4.37%	J. Robert "Rob" Latham • FEC H0UT02328
Total			354,224	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress John Curtis • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a special election: 7 November 2017 [re: resignation of Jason Chaffetz (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Republican	246,674	68.73%	Member of Congress John Curtis • FEC H8UT03238; 23 Nov 20; Tot $895,900; Dsb $709,908

		Democratic	96,067	26.77%	Devin D. Thorpe • FEC H0UT03193; 23 Nov 20; Tot $191,707; Dsb $190,110

		Constitution	8,889	2.48%	Daniel Clyde "Dan" Cummings • FEC H0UT03235

		United Utah	7,040	1.96%	Thomas G. McNeill • FEC H0UT03243; 31 Dec 20; Tot $5,705; Dsb $5,705

		Write-in; (Democratic)	250	0.07%	Trey Robinson • FEC H0UT03201; 30 Sep 20; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Write-in	7	0.00%	Jeremy Lewis Friedbaum
Total			358,927	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Ben McAdams • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	179,688	47.70%	Burgess Owens • FEC H0UT04076; 31 Dec 20; Tot $5,077,986; Dsb $4,864,622

		Democratic	175,923	46.70%	Member of Congress Ben McAdams • FEC H8UT04053; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,631,870; Dsb $5,481,314

		Libertarian	13,053	3.46%	John Molnar • FEC H0UT04118

		United Utah	8,037	2.13%	Jonia Marie Broderick • FEC H0UT04027; 23 Oct 20; Tot $21,394; Dsb $21,265

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	29	0.01%	Jonathan L. Peterson
Total			376,730	100.00%

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

		Republican	Attorney General Sean D. Reyes • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	878,853	60.58%	Attorney General Sean D. Reyes

		Democratic	489,499	33.74%	former Small Claims Court Judge Greg Skordas

		Libertarian	82,444	5.68%	Rudy J. Bautista
Total			1,450,796	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

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

		Republican	994,115	74.57%	Treasurer David Damschen

		Libertarian	198,549	14.89%	Joe Speciale

		Constitution	140,466	10.54%	Richard Proctor
Total			1,333,130	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Republican	Auditor John "Frugal" Dougall • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	1,000,846	74.78%	Auditor John "Frugal" Dougall

		United Utah	173,644	12.97%	Brian L. Fabbi

		Constitution	163,872	12.24%	Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Ostler
Total			1,338,362	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 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): 1 incumbent, 10 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 10 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): 4 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
	• Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
	• United Utah: 3 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Non Affiliated: 1 candidate
	• Unaffiliated: 10 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.