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2020 Utah elections

Utah state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its presidential primaries held on March 3, its primary elections were held on June 30, 2020.[1]

2020 Utah elections
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In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Utah voters elected the Governor of Utah, 9 seats of its Board of Education, four of Utah's other executive officers, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Utah House of Representatives, and 15 of 29 seats in the Utah State Senate. Neither of the state's two U.S. Senate seats were up for election. Seven ballot measures were voted on.[1]

Federal offices

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President of the United States

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Main articles: 2020 United States presidential election in Utah and 2020 Utah Democratic presidential primary

Utah, a stronghold for the Republican Party and thus a reliable "red state", has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won with 58.13% of the vote to Joe Biden's 37.65%. On December 14, 2020, Utah cast its electoral votes for Donald Trump.

United States House of Representatives

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Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

All four of Utah's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election. The Republican Party candidates won all four seats, with the party gaining the 4th congressional district seat from the Democratic Party.

Governor

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Main article: 2020 Utah gubernatorial election

Incumbent lieutenant governor Spencer Cox ran against University of Utah law professor and former CFPB official Christopher Peterson. Cox was elected to be Governor of Utah. He was elected with 64.3% of the vote.

Attorney general

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Main article: 2020 Utah Attorney General election
2020 Utah Attorney General Election
← 2016November 3, 20202024 →
 
NomineeSean ReyesGreg SkordasRudy Bautista
PartyRepublicanDemocraticLibertarian
Popular vote878,853489,50082,444
Percentage60.6%33.7%5.7%
Attorney General before election

Sean Reyes
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Attorney General
Sean Reyes

Incumbent Republican attorney general Sean Reyes was elected for a third term with 60.6% of the vote in the general election. In the Republican primary, he faced challenger David O. Leavitt (Utah County attorney) after former attorney general John Swallow withdrew from the race.[2]

In the Democratic primary, attorney and ex-small claims court judge Greg Skordas, who was the Democratic nominee for the attorney general election in 2004, ran unopposed (following the withdrawal of Kevin Probasco). Rudy Bautista ran as a Libertarian.[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in the primary
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  • David Leavitt

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		David
Leavitt		Sean
Reyes		John
Swallow		Undecided
Suffolk University/Salt Lake TribuneJune 4–7, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%26%30.8%–43.2%
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[1]May 9–15, 2020581 (LV)[b]–40%60%––
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[2]March 21–30, 2020704 (LV)[c]–32%54%15%–

Results

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Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSean Reyes (incumbent) 275,207 54.0%
RepublicanDavid Leavitt234,02746.0%
Total votes509,234 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Greg Skordas
Eliminated at the convention
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  • Kevin Probasco

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Kevin
Probasco		Greg
Skordas
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 NewsMarch 21–30, 2020223 (LV)± 6.6%28%72%

General election

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Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Sean
Reyes (R)		Greg
Skordas (D)		OtherUndecided
Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune[3]August 31–September 12, 20202,000 (RV)± 4.38%46%25%5%[d]23%

Results

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2020 Utah Attorney General election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSean Reyes (incumbent) 878,853 60.58%
DemocraticGreg Skordas489,50033.74%
LibertarianRudy Bautista82,4445.68%
Total votes1,450,797 100.00%

Auditor

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2020 Utah Auditor election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Dougall (incumbent) 1,000,846 74.78%
United UtahBrian Fabbi173,64412.97%
ConstitutionJeffrey Ostler163,87212.24%
Total votes1,338,362 100.00%

Treasurer

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2020 Utah Treasurer election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDavid Damschen (incumbent) 994,115 74.57%
LibertarianJoseph Speciale198,54914.89%
Independent AmericanRichard Proctor140,46610.54%
Total votes1,333,130 100.00%

State Board of Education

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District 3

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Republican convention

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State Republican convention results (first round)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMatt Hymas 99 70.2%
RepublicanLaurieann Thorpe (incumbent)4229.8%
Total votes141 100.0%

Results

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State Board of Education, District 3[5]: 30 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMatt Hymas 43,331 59.5%
DemocraticBrett Garner29,53340.5%
Total votes72,864 100.0%

District 4

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Republican convention

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State Republican convention results (first round)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBrent Strate 124 53.4%
RepublicanK'Leena Furniss10846.6%
Total votes232 100.0%

Results

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State Board of Education, District 4[5]: 30 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBrent Strate 76,774 100.0%
Total votes76,774 100.0%

District 7

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Results

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State Board of Education, District 7[5]: 30 
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCarol Barlow Lear (incumbent) 80,993 100.0%
Total votes80,993 100.0%

District 8

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Results

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State Board of Education, District 8[5]: 32 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJanet Cannon (incumbent) 72,201 100.0%
Total votes72,201 100.0%

District 10

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Republican nomination

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Convention
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Republican convention results[4]
CandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%
David Linford%%
Molly Hart%%
Jeffrey Ferlo%Eliminated
Inactive ballots0 ballots0 ballots
Primary
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Republican primary results[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMolly Hart 22,101 67.3%
RepublicanDavid Linford10,74132.7%
Total votes32,842 100.0%

Results

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State Board of Education, District 10[5]: 32 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMolly Hart 81,974 100.0%
Total votes72,201 100.0%

District 11

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Republican convention

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State Republican convention results (first round)[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanNatalie Cline 162 64.8%
RepublicanMike Haynes (incumbent)8835.2%
Total votes250 100.0%

Results

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State Board of Education, District 11[5]: 30 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanNatalie Cline 80,720 69.0%
IndependentTony Zani36,23231.0%
Total votes116,952 100.0%

District 12

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Republican convention

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Republican convention results[4][6]
CandidateRound 1 & 2Round 3
Votes%Votes%
James Moss17156.2%21071.7%
Lorri-Sue Blunt7123.4%8328.3%
Joe Rivest6220.4%Eliminated
Inactive ballots0 ballots11 ballots

Results

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State Board of Education, District 12[5]: 30 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJames Moss Jr. 69,864 76.4%
ConstitutionCatherine Rebekah Taylor21,62523.6%
Total votes91,489 100.0%

District 13

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Republican nomination

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Convention
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Republican convention results[4]
CandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%
Randy Boothe%%
Alyson Williams%%
Jeff Rust%Eliminated
Inactive ballots0 ballots0 ballots
Primary
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Republican primary results[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRandy Boothe 14,094 52.1%
RepublicanAlyson Williams12,97847.9%
Total votes27,072 100.0%

Results

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State Board of Education, District 13[5]: 32 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRandy Boothe 65,414 100.0%
Total votes65,414 100.0%

District 15

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Republican nomination

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Convention
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Republican convention results[4]
CandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%
Scott F. Smith14045.6%161 53.8%
Kristan Norton11236.5%13846.2%
Dale M Brinkerhoff5517.9%Eliminated
Inactive ballots0 ballots8 ballots
Primary
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Republican primary results[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanKristan Norton 27,351 61.2%
RepublicanScott Smith17,36838.8%
Total votes27,072 100.0%

Results

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State Board of Education, District 15[5]: 30 
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanKristan Norton 95,227 100.0%
Total votes95,227 100.0%

State legislature

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All 75 seats of the Utah House of Representatives and 15 of 29 seats of the Utah State Senate were up for election. Before the election the composition of the Utah State Legislature was:

After the election, the composition was:

State Judiciary

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Utah Supreme Court

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Retain Judge John A. Pearce for 10 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,025,58581.5
No232,40718.5
Total votes1,257,992100.00
Source: Ballotpedia

Utah Court of Appeals

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Retain Judge Michele Christiansen for 6 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,023,08282.4
No218,80417.6
Total votes1,257,992100.00
Source: Ballotpedia
Retain Judge Diana Hagen for 6 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,038,61283.1
No211,81016.9
Total votes1,250,422100.00
Source: Ballotpedia
Retain Judge Ryan M. Harris for 6 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes925,08075.0
No308,01525.0
Total votes1,233,095100.00
Source: Ballotpedia
Retain Judge David Mortensen for 6 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes967,50077.7
No277,92422.3
Total votes1,245,424100.00
Source: Ballotpedia
Retain Judge Gregory Orme for 6 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes994,54280.0
No248,15320.0
Total votes1,242,695100.00
Source: Ballotpedia
Retain Judge Jill Pohlman for 6 more years
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,036,00783.1
No210,29016.9
Total votes1,246,297100.00
Source: Ballotpedia

Ballot measures

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Measure SJR 9 is a state constitutional amendment to allow income tax to fund programs for children and people with disabilities.[7]

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		For SJR 9Against SJR 9Undecided
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 NewsMarch 21–30, 20201,260 (LV)± 2.8%46%35%19%

Amendment A

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Update Gender Terminology
ChoiceVotes%
Yes828,62957.69
No607,82942.31
Total votes1,436,458100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Amendment B

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Lawmaker Eligibility Timing
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,114,79580.10
No276,89719.90
Total votes1,391,692100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Amendment C

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Remove Slavery Exception
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,138,97480.48
No276,17119.52
Total votes1,415,145100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Amendment D

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Revise Local Water Rights
ChoiceVotes%
Yes827,59661.14
No525,98538.86
Total votes1,353,581100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Amendment E

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Add Right to Hunt and Fish
ChoiceVotes%
Yes1,063,21274.92
No355,84825.08
Total votes1,419,060100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Amendment F

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Legislative Session Dates
ChoiceVotes%
Yes895,43566.51
No450,83533.49
Total votes1,346,270100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Amendment G

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Expand Income, Prop Tax Uses
ChoiceVotes%
Yes764,42054.09
No648,84045.91
Total votes1,413,260100.00
Source: Associated Press[3]

Voting Information

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The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. The following data tables highlight voter registration rules, in-person voting procedures, and absentee voting procedures relevant to the November 3, 2020, general election in the state of Utah.

Voter registration in Utah[8]
Registration URLLink
Registration status URLLink
Registration update URLLink
In-person registration deadlineOctober 23, 2020
Mail registration deadlineOctober 23, 2020
Mail postmark or receipt deadlineReceived
Online registration deadlineOctober 23, 2020
Same-day registrationYes
Early voting same-day registrationYes
In-person voting in Utah[8]
All voters required to show IDYes
ID typesLink
ID source URLLink
Early voting start dateOctober 20, 2020
Early voting end dateOctober 30, 2020
Weekend voting?Yes
Early voting source URLLink
Election Day poll times7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Absentee voting in Utah[8]
Are there limits on who can request a ballot?No
Mail request deadlineN/A
Request postmark or receipt deadlineN/A
Mail return deadlineNovember 2, 2020
Return postmark or receipt deadlinePostmarked
Notary/witness requirementsNo requirement

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Including registered Republican likely primary voters and currently unaffiliated likely primary voters
  3. ^ Including registered Republican likely primary voters and currently unaffiliated likely primary voters
  4. ^ Bautista (L) with 5%; "Other" with no voters
Partisan clients

References

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  1. ^ a b "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "UTAH". Politics1. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Election Results". Associated Press. November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Convention Results". The Utah Republican Party. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Utah Voting Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "State Board of Education - District 12".
  7. ^ "Utah Political Trends Panel March 2020" (PDF). Y2 Analytics. March 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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