2020 Utah elections explained

Election Name:2020 Utah elections
Country:Utah
Flag Year:2011
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Utah elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Utah elections
Next Year:2022

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]

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

President of the United States

See main article: 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

See 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

See 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

See main article: 2020 Utah Attorney General election.

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
Next Election:2024 Utah Attorney General election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Nominee1:Sean Reyes
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:878,853
Percentage1:60.6%
Nominee2:Greg Skordas
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:489,500
Percentage2:33.7%
Nominee3:Rudy Bautista
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:82,444
Percentage3:5.7%
Attorney General
Before Election:Sean Reyes
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Attorney General
After Party: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

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in the primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		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 Newshttps://www.utpoliticaltrends.com/resultsMay 9–15, 2020581 (LV)–40%60%––
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 Newshttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d092137e4cbcd000197be6e/t/5eaa21152790182e187da07f/1588207894034/Utah+Policy+Survey+Topline+Report+-+030420+with+Primary+Weights+FPR.pdfMarch 21–30, 2020704 (LV)–32%54%15%–

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated at the convention

Polling

General election

Results

State Board of Education

District 3

Results

District 4

Results

District 7

Results

District 8

Results

District 10

Republican nomination

Convention
Republican convention results
CandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%
David Linford%
Molly Hart %
Jeffrey Ferlo%colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"
Inactive ballots0 ballots0 ballots
Primary

Results

District 11

Results

District 12

Republican convention

Republican convention results[3]
CandidateRound 1 & 2Round 3
Votes%Votes%
James Moss 171 56.2%
Lorri-Sue Blunt7123.4%83 28.3%
Joe Rivest62 20.4%colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"
Inactive ballots0 ballots11 ballots

Results

District 13

Republican nomination

Convention
Republican convention results
CandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%
Randy Boothe%
Alyson Williams%
Jeff Rust%colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"
Inactive ballots0 ballots0 ballots
Primary

Results

District 15

Republican nomination

Convention
Republican convention results
CandidateRound 1Round 2
Votes%Votes%
Scott F. Smith140 45.6%
Kristan Norton112 36.5%
Dale M Brinkerhoff55 17.9%colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"
Inactive ballots0 ballots8 ballots
Primary

Results

State legislature

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:

State senate

Party
  1. of seats
Republican23
Democratic6
Total29

House of Representatives

Party
  1. of seats
Republican59
Democratic16
Total75
After the election, the composition was:

State senate

Party
  1. of seats
Republican23
Democratic6
Total29

House of Representatives

Party
  1. of seats
Republican58
Democratic17
Total75

State Judiciary

Utah Court of Appeals

Ballot measures

Measure SJR 9 is a state constitutional amendment to allow income tax to fund programs for children and people with disabilities.[4]

Amendment G

Voting Information

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[5]
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
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
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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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utah elections, 2020. Ballotpedia . June 13, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Politics1 . UTAH. June 13, 2020 .
  3. Web site: State Board of Education - District 12.
  4. Web site: Utah Political Trends Panel March 2020. Y2 Analytics . June 29, 2020 . March 30, 2020 .
  5. Web site: Utah elections, 2020. 2021-01-30. Ballotpedia. en.

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