2024 Utah Attorney General election explained

See also: 2024 United States attorney general elections.

Election Name:	2024 Utah Attorney General election
Country:	Utah
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Utah Attorney General election
Previous Year:	2020
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Next Election:	2028 Utah Attorney General election
Next Year:	2028
Image1:	Derek Brown (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Derek Brown
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	838,445
Percentage1:	57.84%
Nominee2:	Rudy Bautista
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	401,234
Percentage2:	27.68%
Map Size:	220px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Sean Reyes
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Image3:	3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Michelle Quist
Party3:	United Utah Party
Popular Vote3:	103,831
Percentage3:	7.16%

The 2024 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024 to elect the attorney general of Utah. The election was held alongside various federal and state elections, including for governor. Incumbent Sean Reyes was eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but instead decided to retire. The Republican primary election took place on June 25, 2024.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Derek Brown, former state representative and former chair of the Utah Republican Party^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Frank Mylar, assistant attorney general and candidate for attorney general in 2000
• Rachel Terry, director of the Utah Division of Risk Management and assistant attorney general

Eliminated at convention

• Trent Christensen, attorney and candidate for in 2020^[3]

Declined

• Sean Reyes, incumbent attorney general^[4]

Endorsements

Convention results

State Republican convention results, 2024^[5]					- style="background:#eee; text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Candidate ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Round 1	Round 2
Votes ! %	Votes	%
	1618	42.83%	2234	59.76%
- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		1189	31.47%	1504	40.24%
- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		631	16.70%	colspan=6 style="text-align:center;"
- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		340	9.00%	colspan=6 style="text-align:center;"

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rudy Bautista, defense attorney and Libertarian nominee for attorney general in 2020^[6]

Eliminated at convention

• David Carlson, assistant attorney general and former North Ogden City Attorney^[6]

Convention results

State Democratic convention results, 2024^[7]					- style="background:#eee; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"	Candidate ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"	Round 1
	511	64.44%
	282	35.56%

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Andrew McCullough, former chair of the Utah Libertarian Party and nominee for attorney general in 2016^[8]

United Utah convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Michelle Quist, staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

General election

Results

See also

• 2024 Utah elections

External links

Official campaign websites

• Derek Brown (R) for Attorney General
• Andrew McCullough (L) for Attorney General
• Michelle Quist (UU) for Attorney General

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 State Primary Election Dates . 2023-08-06 . www.ncsl.org.
2. News: The race to replace Sean Reyes as Utah A.G. has its first official candidate . January 13, 2024 . . Gerhke, Robert . December 12, 2023 . en-US.
3. News: 2024-01-09 . An overview of candidates for Utah Attorney General . 2024-01-13 . Seariac, Hannah . . en.
4. News: Gehrke, Robert . A.G. Sean Reyes won't run for reelection after questionable spending and Ballard friendship . December 8, 2023 . December 7, 2023 . . en-US.
5. Web site: 2024-04-29 . 2024-STATE-convention-results - Utah County Republican Party . 2024-10-04 . ucrp.org . en-US.
6. News: . April 27, 2024 . April 27, 2024 . Utah Democrats nominate Caroline Gleich for Senate, Katrina Fallick-Wang for House. Lewis, Scott .
7. Web site: 2024 Utah Democratic Convention Results . 2024-10-05 . Utah Democratic Party . en-US.
8. Web site: 2024 Candidate Filings – Utah Voter Information . 2024-01-13 . vote.utah.gov.
9. Web site: Jacobson . Louis . 2024-07-25 . 2024’s Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update . 2024-10-03 . Sabato's Crystal Ball . en-US.