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 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 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 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 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 source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin David Sean John Undecided Suffolk University /Salt Lake Tribune [ 3] June 4–7, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 26% 31% – 43% Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[ 4] [1] May 9–15, 2020 581 (LV)[ b] – 40% 60% – – Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[ 5] [2] March 21–30, 2020 704 (LV)[ c] – 32% 54% 15% –
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated at the convention
Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Kevin Greg Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[ 5] March 21–30, 2020 223 (LV) ± 6.6% 28% 72%
General election
Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Sean Greg Other Undecided Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune [ 6] [3] August 31–September 12, 2020 2,000 (RV) ± 4.38% 46% 25% 5%[ d] 23%
Results
Auditor 2020 Utah State Auditor election County results Congressional district results Dougall: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Treasurer Results by county 60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
State Board of Education
District 3
Republican convention
Results
District 4
Republican convention
Results
District 7
Results
District 8
Results
District 10
Republican nomination
Convention Republican convention results[ 8] Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Votes % David Linford % % Molly Hart % % Jeffrey Ferlo % Eliminated Inactive ballots 0 ballots 0 ballots
Primary
Results
District 11
Republican convention
Results
District 12
Republican convention Republican convention results[ 8] [ 10] Candidate Round 1 & 2 Round 3 Votes % Votes % James Moss 171 56.2% 210 71.7% Lorri-Sue Blunt 71 23.4% 83 28.3% Joe Rivest 62 20.4% Eliminated Inactive ballots 0 ballots 11 ballots
Results
District 13
Republican nomination
Convention Republican convention results[ 8] Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Votes % Randy Boothe % % Alyson Williams % % Jeff Rust % Eliminated Inactive ballots 0 ballots 0 ballots
Primary
Results
District 15
Republican nomination
Convention Republican convention results[ 8] Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Votes % Votes % Scott F. Smith 140 45.6% 161 53.8% Kristan Norton 112 36.5% 138 46.2% Dale M Brinkerhoff 55 17.9% Eliminated Inactive ballots 0 ballots 8 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 # of seats Republican 23 Democratic 6 Total 29
House of Representatives Party # of seats Republican 59 Democratic 16 Total 75
After the election, the composition was:
State senate Party # of seats Republican 23 Democratic 6 Total 29
House of Representatives Party # of seats Republican 58 Democratic 17 Total 75
State Judiciary
Utah Supreme Court Results by county: Retain Judge John A. Pearce for 10 more years Choice Votes % Yes 1,025,585 81.5 No 232,407 18.5
Utah Court of Appeals Retain Judge Michele Christiansen for 6 more years Choice Votes % Yes 1,023,082 82.4 No 218,804 17.6
Retain Judge Diana Hagen for 6 more years Choice Votes % Yes 1,038,612 83.1 No 211,810 16.9
Retain Judge Ryan M. Harris for 6 more years Choice Votes % Yes 925,080 75.0 No 308,015 25.0
Retain Judge David Mortensen for 6 more years Choice Votes % Yes 967,500 77.7 No 277,924 22.3
Retain Judge Gregory Orme for 6 more years Choice Votes % Yes 994,542 80.0 No 248,153 20.0
Retain Judge Jill Pohlman for 6 more years Choice Votes % Yes 1,036,007 83.1 No 210,290 16.9
Ballot measures Measure SJR 9 is a state constitutional amendment to allow income tax to fund programs for children and people with disabilities.[ 11]
Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin For SJR 9 Against SJR 9 Undecided Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[ 12] March 21–30, 2020 1,260 (LV) ± 2.8% 46% 35% 19%
Amendment A Update Gender Terminology Choice Votes % Yes 828,629 57.69 No 607,829 42.31
Amendment B Amendment B
Lawmaker Eligibility Timing Choice Votes % Yes 1,114,795 80.10 No 276,897 19.90
Amendment C Amendment C
Remove Slavery Exception Choice Votes % Yes 1,138,974 80.48 No 276,171 19.52
Amendment D Amendment D Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
Revise Local Water Rights Choice Votes % Yes 827,596 61.14 No 525,985 38.86
Amendment E Amendment E
Add Right to Hunt and Fish Choice Votes % Yes 1,063,212 74.92 No 355,848 25.08
Amendment F Amendment F
Legislative Session Dates Choice Votes % Yes 895,435 66.51 No 450,835 33.49
Amendment G Amendment G Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
50–60%
Expand Income, Prop Tax Uses Choice Votes % Yes 764,420 54.09 No 648,840 45.91
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[ 13] Registration URL [ 14] Registration status URL [ 15] Registration update URL [ 16] In-person registration deadline October 23, 2020 Mail registration deadline October 23, 2020 Mail postmark or receipt deadline Received Online registration deadline October 23, 2020 Same-day registration Yes Early voting same-day registration Yes
In-person voting in Utah[ 13] All voters required to show ID Yes ID types [ 17] ID source URL [ 18] Early voting start date October 20, 2020 Early voting end date October 30, 2020 Weekend voting? Yes Early voting source URL [ 19] Election Day poll times 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Absentee voting in Utah[ 13] Are there limits on who can request a ballot? No Mail request deadline N/A Request postmark or receipt deadline N/A Mail return deadline November 2, 2020 Return postmark or receipt deadline Postmarked Notary/witness requirements No requirement
Notes ^ a b c d Key: ^ Including registered Republican likely primary voters and currently unaffiliated likely primary voters ^ Including registered Republican likely primary voters and currently unaffiliated likely primary voters ^ Bautista (L) with 5%; "Other" with no voters Partisan clients
References ^ a b "Utah elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .^ a b "UTAH" . Politics1 . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .^ Suffolk University/Salt Lake Tribune ^ Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News ^ a b Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News ^ Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Election Results" . Associated Press . November 27, 2020.^ a b c d e f g "Convention Results" . The Utah Republican Party . Retrieved December 15, 2020 .^ 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 .^ "State Board of Education - District 12" .^ "Utah Political Trends Panel March 2020" (PDF) . Y2 Analytics . March 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .^ Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News ^ a b c "Utah elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved January 30, 2021 .^ Link ^ Link ^ Link ^ Link ^ Link ^ Link
External links Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Utah" , Voting & Elections Toolkits "Utah: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org "League of Women Voters of Utah" .League of Women Voters )Utah at Ballotpedia "State Elections Legislation Database" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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