# 2020 Utah elections

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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

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Leavitt | Sean Reyes | John Swallow | Undecided |
| Suffolk University/Salt Lake Tribune | June 4–7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 26% | 31% | – | 43% |
| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News | May 9–15, 2020 | 581 (LV) | – | 40% | 60% | – | – |
| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News | March 21–30, 2020 | 704 (LV) | – | 32% | 54% | 15% | – |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 275,207 | 54.0% |
| | Republican | David Leavitt | 234,027 | 46.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 509,234 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Greg Skordas

##### Eliminated at the convention

* Kevin Probasco

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kevin Probasco | Greg Skordas |
| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News | March 21–30, 2020 | 223 (LV) | ± 6.6% | 28% | 72% |

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sean Reyes (R) | Greg Skordas (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune | August 31–September 12, 2020 | 2,000 (RV) | ± 4.38% | 46% | 25% | 5% | 23% |

#### Results

2020 Utah Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sean Reyes (incumbent) | 878,853 | 60.58% |
| | Democratic | Greg Skordas | 489,500 | 33.74% |
| | Libertarian | Rudy Bautista | 82,444 | 5.68% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,450,797 | 100.00% |

## Auditor

2020 Utah Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Dougall (incumbent) | 1,000,846 | 74.78% |
| | United Utah | Brian Fabbi | 173,644 | 12.97% |
| | Constitution | Jeffrey Ostler | 163,872 | 12.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,338,362 | 100.00% |

## Treasurer

2020 Utah Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Damschen (incumbent) | 994,115 | 74.57% |
| | Libertarian | Joseph Speciale | 198,549 | 14.89% |
| | Independent American | Richard Proctor | 140,466 | 10.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,333,130 | 100.00% |

## State Board of Education
### District 3
#### Republican convention

State Republican convention results (first round) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Hymas | 99 | 70.2% |
| | Republican | Laurieann Thorpe (incumbent) | 42 | 29.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141 | 100.0% |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 3$^{:30}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Hymas | 43,331 | 59.5% |
| | Democratic | Brett Garner | 29,533 | 40.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,864 | 100.0% |

### District 4
#### Republican convention

State Republican convention results (first round) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brent Strate | 124 | 53.4% |
| | Republican | K'Leena Furniss | 108 | 46.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 232 | 100.0% |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 4$^{:30}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brent Strate | 76,774 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,774 | 100.0% |

### District 7
#### Results

State Board of Education, District 7$^{:30}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carol Barlow Lear (incumbent) | 80,993 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,993 | 100.0% |

### District 8
#### Results

State Board of Education, District 8$^{:32}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Janet Cannon (incumbent) | 72,201 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,201 | 100.0% |

### District 10
#### Republican nomination
##### Convention

Republican convention results :
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| David Linford | | % | | % |
| Molly Hart | | % | | % |
| Jeffrey Ferlo | | % | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Inactive ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots |

##### Primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Molly Hart | 22,101 | 67.3% |
| | Republican | David Linford | 10,741 | 32.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,842 | 100.0% |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 10$^{:32}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Molly Hart | 81,974 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,201 | 100.0% |

### District 11
#### Republican convention

State Republican convention results (first round) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Natalie Cline | 162 | 64.8% |
| | Republican | Mike Haynes (incumbent) | 88 | 35.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 250 | 100.0% |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 11$^{:30}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Natalie Cline | 80,720 | 69.0% |
| | Independent | Tony Zani | 36,232 | 31.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,952 | 100.0% |

### District 12
#### Republican convention

Republican convention results :
| Candidate | Round 1 & 2 | Round 1 & 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Candidate | 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 | Eliminated |
| Inactive ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 11 ballots | 11 ballots |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 12$^{:30}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Moss Jr. | 69,864 | 76.4% |
| | Constitution | Catherine Rebekah Taylor | 21,625 | 23.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,489 | 100.0% |

### District 13
#### Republican nomination
##### Convention

Republican convention results :
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Randy Boothe | | % | | % |
| Alyson Williams | | % | | % |
| Jeff Rust | | % | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Inactive ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots |

##### Primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Randy Boothe | 14,094 | 52.1% |
| | Republican | Alyson Williams | 12,978 | 47.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,072 | 100.0% |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 13$^{:32}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Randy Boothe | 65,414 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,414 | 100.0% |

### District 15
#### Republican nomination
##### Convention

Republican convention results :
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Candidate | 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 | Eliminated |
| Inactive ballots | 0 ballots | 0 ballots | 8 ballots | 8 ballots |

##### Primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kristan Norton | 27,351 | 61.2% |
| | Republican | Scott Smith | 17,368 | 38.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,072 | 100.0% |

#### Results

State Board of Education, District 15$^{:30}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kristan Norton | 95,227 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,227 | 100.0% |

## 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

Retain Judge John A. Pearce for 10 more years :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,025,585 | 81.5 |
| No | 232,407 | 18.5 |
| Total votes | 1,257,992 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||

### 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 |
| Total votes | 1,257,992 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||
Retain Judge Diana Hagen for 6 more years :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,038,612 | 83.1 |
| No | 211,810 | 16.9 |
| Total votes | 1,250,422 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||
Retain Judge Ryan M. Harris for 6 more years :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 925,080 | 75.0 |
| No | 308,015 | 25.0 |
| Total votes | 1,233,095 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||
Retain Judge David Mortensen for 6 more years :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 967,500 | 77.7 |
| No | 277,924 | 22.3 |
| Total votes | 1,245,424 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||
Retain Judge Gregory Orme for 6 more years :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 994,542 | 80.0 |
| No | 248,153 | 20.0 |
| Total votes | 1,242,695 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||
Retain Judge Jill Pohlman for 6 more years :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,036,007 | 83.1 |
| No | 210,290 | 16.9 |
| Total votes | 1,246,297 | 100.00 |
| Source: Ballotpedia |||

## Ballot measures

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

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | For SJR 9 | Against SJR 9 | Undecided |
| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News | 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 |
| Total votes | 1,436,458 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

### Amendment B

Lawmaker Eligibility Timing :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,114,795 | 80.10 |
| No | 276,897 | 19.90 |
| Total votes | 1,391,692 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

### Amendment C

Remove Slavery Exception :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,138,974 | 80.48 |
| No | 276,171 | 19.52 |
| Total votes | 1,415,145 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

### Amendment D

Revise Local Water Rights :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 827,596 | 61.14 |
| No | 525,985 | 38.86 |
| Total votes | 1,353,581 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

### Amendment E

Add Right to Hunt and Fish :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,063,212 | 74.92 |
| No | 355,848 | 25.08 |
| Total votes | 1,419,060 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

### Amendment F

Legislative Session Dates :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 895,435 | 66.51 |
| No | 450,835 | 33.49 |
| Total votes | 1,346,270 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

### Amendment G

Expand Income, Prop Tax Uses :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 764,420 | 54.09 |
| No | 648,840 | 45.91 |
| Total votes | 1,413,260 | 100.00 |
| Source: Associated Press |||

## 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 :
| Registration URL | |
| Registration status URL | |
| Registration update URL | |
| 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 :
| All voters required to show ID | Yes |
| ID types | |
| ID source URL | |
| Early voting start date | October 20, 2020 |
| Early voting end date | October 30, 2020 |
| Weekend voting? | Yes |
| Early voting source URL | |
| Election Day poll times | 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Absentee voting in Utah :
| 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 |