Election Name: | 2020 Utah Attorney General election |
Country: | Utah |
Flag Year: | 2011 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2016 Utah Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
Next Election: | 2024 Utah Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Image1: | File:Sean Reyes (5893896909) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Sean Reyes |
Party1: | Utah Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 878,853 |
Percentage1: | 60.58% |
Nominee2: | Greg Skordas |
Party2: | Utah Democratic Party |
Popular Vote2: | 489,499 |
Percentage2: | 33.7% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Rudy Bautista |
Party3: | Libertarian Party of Utah |
Popular Vote3: | 82,444 |
Percentage3: | 5.68% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Sean Reyes |
Before Party: | Utah Republican Party |
After Election: | Sean Reyes |
After Party: | Utah Republican Party |
The 2020 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of Utah. The election was held alongside various federal and state elections, including for governor. Incumbent Attorney General Sean Reyes won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Skordas and Libertarian nominee Rudy Bautista.
The conventions for the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties were held on April 25.[1] Although originally planned to be held in-person, all three conventions were moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Voting began for the convention on April 23, with results being announced on April 27.[3] [4]
Republican convention results[5] | |||||
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Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Sean Reyes | 1,778 | 49.80% | |||
David O. Leavitt | 1,002 | 28.07% | 1,488 | 42.49% | |
John Swallow | 790 | 22.13% | 22.13%! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | ||
Inactive Ballots | 0 ballots | 69 ballots |
Reyes won all 4 congressional districts.[10]
District | Reyes | Skordas | Bautista | Representative | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66% | 28% | 6% | Rob Bishop | |||
Blake Moore | ||||||
57% | 37% | 6% | Chris Stewart | |||
64% | 30% | 5% | John Curtis | |||
55% | 39% | 6% | Ben McAdams | |||
Burgess Owens | ||||||