The 2020 Utah Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
of
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
. The election was held alongside various
federal and
state elections, including for
governor
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. Incumbent Attorney General
Sean Reyes
Sean David Reyes (born February 16, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Utah from 2013 to 2025. Appointed to the office by Governor Gary Herbert following the resignation of John Swallow, Reyes w ...
won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Skordas and Libertarian nominee Rudy Bautista.
The conventions for the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties were held on April 25. Although originally planned to be held in-person, all three conventions were moved online due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Sean Reyes
Sean David Reyes (born February 16, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Utah from 2013 to 2025. Appointed to the office by Governor Gary Herbert following the resignation of John Swallow, Reyes w ...
, incumbent Attorney General
Eliminated in primary
* David O. Leavitt,
Utah County
Utah County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Utah. The county seat and largest city is Provo, which is the state's fourth-largest city, and the largest outside of Salt Lake County. As of the 2020 United States census ...
district attorney
Eliminated at convention
*
John Swallow, former Attorney General
Convention
Voting began for the convention on April 23, with results being announced on April 27.
Results
Primary
Endorsements
Polling
Debate
Results
Democratic convention
Candidates
Nominee
* Greg Skordas, nominee for Attorney General in 2004
Eliminated at convention
* Kevin Probasco, attorney and Republican candidate for in
2018
Events January
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Libertarian convention
Candidates
Nominee
* Rudy Bautista, defense attorney
General election
Debate
Predictions
Polling
Results
By congressional district
Reyes won all 4 congressional districts.
References
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Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
Utah Attorney General elections