Elections in Utah are held to fill various local, state, and federal seats.

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may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Utah votes predominantly Republican. Self-identified Latter-day Saints are more likely to vote for the Republican ticket than non-Mormons. Utah is one of the most Republican states in the nation. Utah was the single most

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-leaning state in the country in every presidential election from 1976 to 2004, measured by the percentage point margin between the Republican and

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candidates. In

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Utah was only the third-most Republican state (after

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and Oklahoma), but in

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, with Mormon

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atop the Republican ticket, Utah returned to its position as the most Republican state. However, the

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result saw Republican

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carry the state with only a plurality, the first time this happened since

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. In a 2020 study, Utah was ranked as the 3rd easiest state for citizens to vote in.

Presidential

National legislative

2022 United States Senate election in Utah 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 ...

2018 United States Senate election in Utah The 2018 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Utah, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United S ...

2016 United States Senate election in Utah The 2016 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Utah, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the ...

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincid ...

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. representatives from Utah, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-yea ...

2012 United States Senate election in Utah The 2012 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and as various state and loc ...

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Utah, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United Sta ...

2010 United States Senate election in Utah The 2010 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2, 2010, along with other midterm elections throughout the United States. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett was seeking re-election to a fourth term, but lost ren ...

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah The 2008 congressional elections in Utah were held on November 4, 2008 to determine the representatives of the state of Utah in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until their terms of offic ...

* 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah * 2006 United States Senate election in Utah *

2004 United States Senate election in Utah The 2004 United States Senate election in Utah was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett won re-election to a third term. Major candidates Democratic * Paul Van Dam, former Attorney General of Utah and form ...

* 1976 United States Senate election in Utah

State executive

2020 Utah gubernatorial election The 2020 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House o ...

2016 Utah gubernatorial election The 2016 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Utah, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to t ...

2012 Utah gubernatorial election The 2012 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. It was won by Republican incumbent Governor Gary Herbert. Republican nomination Candidates * Gary Herbert, incumbent governor Defeated at convention * David Kirkham, business ...

2010 Utah gubernatorial special election The 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election took place November 2, 2010. It was a special election to fill the remainder of Governor Jon Huntsman's term. Huntsman resigned on August 11, 2009, to become United States Ambassador to China. Lieute ...

2008 Utah gubernatorial election The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008.
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2004 Utah gubernatorial election The 2004 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2004. The incumbent governor was Republican Olene S. Walker, who had become governor following Mike Leavitt's resignation to join the George W. Bush administration. However, Walker p ...

2000 Utah gubernatorial election The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term. Republican primary Candidates *Mike Leavitt, incumbent Governor *Glen Davis Results Democratic prima ...

1996 Utah gubernatorial election The 1996 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Republican nominee and incumbent Governor Michael Leavitt won the election. Democrat E. James Bradley, who had been elected as a Salt Lake County Commissioner in 1990 and l ...

1992 Utah gubernatorial election The 1992 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992. Republican nominee Michael Leavitt won the three-way election. Results References 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los A ...

State legislative

2022 Utah elections A general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect candidates throughout Utah, as part of the 2022 midterm elections. The results of the elections showed strong Republican Party outcomes, although some races were unusually competit ...

2020 Utah elections 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 2020 United States presidential election, U.S. pre ...

2018 Utah elections The Utah general elections, 2018 were held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 6, 2018. One of Utah's U.S. Senate seats was up for election, as well as all four seats in the United States House of Representatives, fourteen Utah Senate seats ...

2016 Utah elections The 2016 Utah general elections were held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 8, 2016. Utah's Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, and Treasurer were elected, as well as one of Utah's U.S. Senate seats and all four seats ...

2014 Utah elections A general election was held in the U.S. State of Utah on November 4, 2014. The State's four seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election and there was a special election for Utah's Attorney General. Primary elections w ...

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2010 Utah elections 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

References

External links

State of Utah Elections Office
* * * * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elections In Utah Political events in Utah Government of Utah