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.
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.
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.
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Sean Reyes, incumbent
Eliminated in the primary
- David Leavitt
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Greg Skordas
Eliminated at the convention
- Kevin Probasco
Polling
General election
Polling
Results
Auditor
Treasurer
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
Primary
Results
District 11
Republican convention
Results
District 12
Republican convention
Results
District 13
Republican nomination
Convention
Primary
Results
District 15
Republican nomination
Convention
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:
After the election, the composition was:
State Judiciary
Utah Supreme Court
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.
Polling
Amendment A
Amendment B
Amendment C
Amendment D
Amendment E
Amendment F
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.
Notes
Partisan clients
References
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, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Utah". (state affiliate of the U.S. 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
