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, but there were also seven ballot measures which were voted on.[1]
Federal offices
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Governor
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Attorney general
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2020 Utah Attorney General Election
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
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Candidates
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Nominee
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Eliminated in the primary
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Polling
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Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
David Leavitt
Sean Reyes
John Swallow
Undecided
Suffolk University/Salt Lake Tribune
June 4–7, 2020
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
26%
30.8%
–
43.2%
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[1]
May 9–15, 2020
581 (LV)[b]
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40%
60%
–
–
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[2]
March 21–30, 2020
704 (LV)[c]
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32%
54%
15%
–
Results
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Nominee
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Eliminated at the convention
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Polling
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Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
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
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Polling
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Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
Sean Reyes (R)
Greg Skordas (D)
Other
Undecided
Lighthouse Research/Salt Lake Tribune[3]
August 31–September 12, 2020
2,000 (RV)
± 4.38%
46%
25%
5%[d]
23%
Results
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Auditor
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Treasurer
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State Board of Education
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District 3
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Republican convention
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Results
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District 4
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Republican convention
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Results
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District 7
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Results
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District 8
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Results
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District 10
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Republican nomination
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Convention
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Republican convention results[4]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Votes
%
David Linford
%
%
Molly Hart
%
%
Jeffrey Ferlo
%
Eliminated
Inactive Ballots
0 ballots
0 ballots
Primary
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Results
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District 11
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Republican convention
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Results
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District 12
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Republican convention
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Republican convention results[4] [6]
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
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District 13
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Republican nomination
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Convention
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Republican convention results[4]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Votes
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Randy Boothe
%
%
Alyson Williams
%
%
Jeff Rust
%
Eliminated
Inactive Ballots
0 ballots
0 ballots
Primary
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Results
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District 15
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Republican nomination
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Convention
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Republican convention results[4]
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
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Results
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State legislature
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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
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Party
# of seats
Republican
23
Democratic
6
Total
29
House of Representatives
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Party
# of seats
Republican
59
Democratic
16
Total
75
After the election, the composition was:
State senate
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Party
# of seats
Republican
23
Democratic
6
Total
29
House of Representatives
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Party
# of seats
Republican
58
Democratic
17
Total
75
State Judiciary
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Utah Supreme Court
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Retain Judge John A. Pearce for 10 more years
Choice
Votes
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Yes
1,025,585
81.5
No
232,407
18.5
Utah Court of Appeals
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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
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Measure SJR 9 is a state constitutional amendment to allow income tax to fund programs for children and people with disabilities.[7]
Polling
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Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
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
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Update Gender Terminology
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
828,629
57.69
No
607,829
42.31
Amendment B
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Lawmaker Eligibility Timing
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,114,795
80.10
No
276,897
19.90
Amendment C
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Remove Slavery Exception
Choice
Votes
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Yes
1,138,974
80.48
No
276,171
19.52
Amendment D
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Revise Local Water Rights
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
827,596
61.14
No
525,985
38.86
Amendment E
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Add Right to Hunt and Fish
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,063,212
74.92
No
355,848
25.08
Amendment F
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Legislative Session Dates
Choice
Votes
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Yes
895,435
66.51
No
450,835
33.49
Amendment G
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Expand Income, Prop Tax Uses
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
764,420
54.09
No
648,840
45.91
Voting Information
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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 [8]
Registration URL
Link
Registration status URL
Link
Registration update URL
Link
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 [9]
All voters required to show ID
Yes
ID types
Link
ID source URL
Link
Early voting start date
October 20, 2020
Early voting end date
October 30, 2020
Weekend voting?
Yes
Early voting source URL
Link
Election Day poll times
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Absentee voting in Utah [10]
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
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^ a b c d Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ 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
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^ a b "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
^ a b "UTAH". Politics1 . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia . Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
^ "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia . Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
^ "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia . Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
External links
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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