The 2022 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Utah. Incumbent senator Mike Lee, who was first elected in 2010, won re-election to a third term, defeating Evan McMullin, an independent candidate who was endorsed by the Utah Democratic Party.
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This was the first Senate election in Utah's history in which there was no Democratic nominee. Lee's performance was the worst for a Republican in a Utah U.S. Senate election since 1974, while McMullin's was the best ever for an independent in a Utah U.S. Senate race and the best for a non-Republican since 1976.
Incumbent U.S. Senator Mike Lee won over 70% of the vote at the Utah Republican Party state convention on April 23, 2022. Though considered by the party to be its nominee, a primary was still held on June 28, 2022, after two other candidates garnered enough signatures to qualify.[1]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Evan Barlow |
Loy Brunson |
Becky Edwards |
Jeremy Friedbaum |
Laird Hamblin |
Ally Isom |
Tyrone Jensen |
Mike Lee |
Brendan Wright |
Other | Undecided |
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Dan Jones & Associates | May 7–13, 2022 | 503 (LV) | ± 4.3% | – | – | 19% | – | – | 6% | – | 49% | – | – | 26% |
Dan Jones & Associates | March 9–21, 2022 | 484 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 6% | 1% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 4% | – | 67% | – | – | – |
OH Predictive Insights | February 7–14, 2022 | 366 (RV) | ± 5.1% | – | – | 5% | – | – | 2% | 2% | 51% | 2% | – | 37% |
Dan Jones & Associates | October 14–21, 2021 | 469 (LV) | ± 4.5% | – | – | 7% | – | – | 2% | – | 53% | – | 6% | 32% |
OH Predictive Insights | August 2–8, 2021 | 337 (RV) | ± 5.3% | – | – | 3% | – | – | 2% | – | 45% | 3% | – | 48% |
RMG Research | June 24–25, 2021 | 587 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | – | 11% | – | – | – | – | 47% | – | 8% | 33% |
State Republican Convention results, 2022 | ||||
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Candidate | First ballot | Pct. | ||
Mike Lee | 2,621 | 70.74% | ||
Becky Edwards | 436 | 11.77% | ||
Ally Isom | 358 | 9.66% | ||
Jeremy Friedbaum | 132 | 3.56% | ||
Evan Barlow | 75 | 2.02% | ||
Loy Brunson | 71 | 1.92% | ||
Laird Hamblin | 12 | 0.32% | ||
Total | 3,705 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Lee (incumbent) | 258,089 | 61.94% | |
Republican | Becky Edwards | 123,617 | 29.67% | |
Republican | Ally Isom | 34,997 | 8.40% | |
Total votes | 416,703 | 100.0% |
The Utah Democratic Party state convention took place on April 23, 2022.[26] Kael Weston was the only Democrat still running; however, the party endorsed Evan McMullin's independent bid in lieu of nominating a candidate,[27] following encouragement from many prominent Democrats in the state, including former Rep. Ben McAdams and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, to back McMullin's campaign.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Allen Glines |
Nicholas Mitchell |
Steve Schmidt |
Austin Searle |
Kael Weston |
Undecided |
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OH Predictive Insights | February 7–14, 2022 | 110 (RV) | ± 9.3% | 2% | 5% | 16% | 2% | 14% | 60% |
The Utah Democratic Party held a state convention on April 23, 2022, to endorse candidates for state offices.[36][37][38] Supporters of independent candidate Evan McMullin, led by Salt Lake County mayor Jenny Wilson, introduced a motion for the state party to forgo nominating a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate and to instead "join Evan McMullin’s independent coalition to beat Mike Lee",[37] contending that not doing so would split the anti-Lee vote in the general election.[37][38] The motion was opposed by supporters of Kael Weston, the lone Democratic candidate for the seat who thus would have received the nomination had the motion failed.[38] The delegates passed the motion by a 57%–43% margin.[37][38]
Choice | Votes | % |
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Endorse Evan McMullin | 782 | 56.83 |
Nominate Kael Weston | 594 | 43.17 |
Total votes | 1,376 | 100.00 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[44] | Likely R | August 18, 2022 |
Inside Elections[45] | Likely R | September 9, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[46] | Likely R | June 15, 2022 |
Politico[47] | Likely R | April 1, 2022 |
RCP[48] | Likely R | November 5, 2022 |
Fox News[49] | Likely R | September 20, 2022 |
DDHQ[50] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[51] | Solid R | September 22, 2022 |
The Economist[52] | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |
Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Mike Lee (R) |
Evan McMullin (I) |
Undecided [b] |
Margin |
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FiveThirtyEight | June 15 – November 8, 2022 | November 8, 2022 | 48.5% | 38.7% | 12.8% | Lee +9.8 |
270towin | October 31 – November 1, 2022 | November 8, 2022 | 48.0% | 36.7% | 15.3% | Lee +11.3 |
Average | 48.2% | 37.7% | 14.1% | Lee +10.5 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mike Lee (R) |
Evan McMullin (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Hill Research Consultants (I)[A] | October 29–30, 2022 | 500 (LV) | – | 47% | 46% | – | – |
Emerson College | October 25–28, 2022 | 825 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 49% | 39% | 9%[c] | 4% |
50% | 40% | 11%[d] | – | ||||
OH Predictive Insights | October 25–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 53% | 34% | 4%[e] | 9% |
Hill Research Consultants (I)[A] | October 8–11, 2022 | 500 (LV) | – | 43%[f] | 49% | 4%[g] | 4% |
42% | 46% | 4%[h] | 8% | ||||
Kurt Jetta (I)[B] | October 4–11, 2022 | 406 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 38% | 37% | – | 26% |
239 (LV) | 50% | 38% | – | 12% | |||
OH Predictive Insights | October 5–6, 2022 | 483 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 47% | 32% | 5%[i] | 16% |
Dan Jones & Associates | October 3–6, 2022 | 801 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 41% | 37% | 8%[j] | 12% |
773 (LV) | 42% | 37% | 8%[j] | 12% | |||
Dan Jones & Associates | September 3–21, 2022 | 815 (RV) | ± 3.4% | 36% | 34% | 13%[k] | 16% |
786 (LV) | 37% | 34% | 13%[k] | 16% | |||
Lighthouse Research | August 30 – September 13, 2022 | 509 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 37% | 10%[l] | 5% |
Kurt Jetta (I)[B] | September 1–8, 2022 | 474 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 40% | 37% | – | 23% |
239 (LV) | 43% | 39% | – | 18% | |||
Impact Research (I)[C] | August 29 – September 1, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 47% | – | 7% |
WPA Intelligence (R)[D] | August 4–5, 2022 | 500 (LV) | – | 50% | 32% | 6% | 12% |
Dan Jones & Associates | July 13–18, 2022 | 801 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 41% | 36% | 14% | 8% |
WPA Intelligence (R)[D] | July 12–14, 2022 | 529 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 49% | 35% | 10% | 5% |
Kurt Jetta (I)[B] | July 12, 2022 | 561 (A) | ± 4.1% | 43% | 32% | – | 26% |
434 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 44% | 34% | – | 22% | ||
213 (LV) | ± 6.7% | 50% | 36% | – | 15% | ||
WPA Intelligence (R)[D] | June 14–16, 2022 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 52% | 33% | – | 15% |
Dan Jones & Associates | May 24 – June 15, 2022 | 803 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 41% | 35% | 4% | 20% |
Dan Jones & Associates | May 24 – June 4, 2022 | 810 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 41% | 37% | 4% | 19% |
Kurt Jetta (I)[B] | March 5, 2022 | 683 (A) | ± 3.7% | 31% | 26% | – | 44% |
– (RV) | – | 33% | 27% | – | 40% | ||
– (LV) | – | 38% | 30% | – | 32% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Becky Edwards (R) |
Evan McMullin (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Dan Jones & Associates | May 24 – June 15, 2022 | 803 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 31% | 29% | 7% | 34% |
Dan Jones & Associates | May 24 – June 4, 2022 | 810 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 29% | 28% | 6% | 37% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Ally Isom (R) |
Evan McMullin (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Dan Jones & Associates | May 24 – June 15, 2022 | 803 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 24% | 34% | 7% | 36% |
Dan Jones & Associates | May 24 – June 4, 2022 | 810 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 23% | 34% | 7% | 36% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mike Lee (R) |
Kael Weston (D) |
Evan McMullin (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Moore Information Group (R) | March 20–24, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 49% | 13% | 25% | 1% | 12% |
Dan Jones & Associates | March 9–21, 2022 | 804 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 43% | 11% | 19% | 3% | 24% |
OH Predictive Insights | February 7–14, 2022 | 739 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 34% | 12% | 24% | – | 30% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mike Lee (R) |
Steve Schmidt (D) |
Evan McMullin (I) |
Undecided |
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OH Predictive Insights | February 7–14, 2022 | 739 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 36% | 11% | 23% | 30% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mike Lee (R) |
Steve Schmidt (D) |
Undecided |
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OH Predictive Insights | February 7–14, 2022 | 739 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 45% | 25% | 30% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mike Lee (R) |
Kael Weston (D) |
Undecided |
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OH Predictive Insights | February 7–14, 2022 | 739 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 45% | 25% | 30% |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Independent |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn |
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1 | Oct. 18, 2022 | Utah Debate Commission | Doug Wright | YouTube | P | P |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mike Lee (incumbent) | 571,974 | 53.15% | –15.00 | |
Independent | Evan McMullin | 459,958 | 42.74% | N/A | |
Libertarian | James Hansen | 31,784 | 2.95% | N/A | |
Independent American | Tommy Williams | 12,103 | 1.12% | –1.33 | |
Write-in | 242 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 1,076,061 | 100.0% | |||
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Lee won all 4 congressional districts.[90]
District | Lee | McMullin | Representative |
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1st | 52% | 44% | Blake Moore |
2nd | 53% | 42% | Chris Stewart |
3rd | 52% | 44% | John Curtis |
4th | 56% | 40% | Burgess Owens |
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