2020 Utah elections

Utah state elections in 2020 will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aside from its presidential primaries held on March 3, its primary elections will be held on June 30, 2020.[1]

Elections in Utah
Federal government
Presidential elections
Presidential primaries
U.S. Senate elections
U.S. House elections
Special elections
State government
General elections
Gubernatorial elections
Attorney General elections
Utah Senate elections
Utah House of Representatives elections
Ballot measures
2004
Salt Lake County
Mayoral elections
Salt Lake City
Mayoral elections

In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Utah voters will elect 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 are up for election this year, but there are also seven ballot measures which will be voted on.[1]

Federal offices

President of the United States
Main articles: 2020 United States presidential election in Utah and 2020 Utah Democratic primary

Utah, a stronghold for the Republican Party and thus a reliable "red state", has 6 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

United States House of Representatives
Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

There are 4 U.S. Representatives in Utah that were up for election.

Governor
Main article: Utah gubernatorial election, 2020

Attorney General
Main article: 2020 Utah Attorney General election
2020 Utah Attorney General Election
November 3, 2020
 
Nominee Sean Reyes Greg Skordas Rudy Bautista
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 878,853 489,500 82,444
Percentage 60.6% 33.7% 5.7%
Attorney General before election

Sean Reyes
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

Attorney General
Sean Reyes

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes is running for a third term. He is facing Republican 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, is running unopposed (following the withdrawal of Kevin Probasco). Rudy Bautista is running as a Libertarian.[2]

Nominee
Eliminated in the primary
  • David Leavitt

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 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 May 9-15, 2020 581 (LV)[lower-alpha 2] – 40% 60% – –
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News March 21-30, 2020 704 (LV)[lower-alpha 3] – 32% 54% 15% –

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean Reyes (incumbent) 275,207 54.0%
Republican David Leavitt 234,027 46.0%
Total votes 509,234 100.0%
Nominee
  • Greg Skordas
Eliminated at the convention
  • Kevin Probasco

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Kevin
Probasco		 Greg
Skordas
Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News March 21-30, 2020 223 (LV) ± 6.6% 28% 72%

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 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%[lower-alpha 4] 23%

Results
2020 Utah Attorney General election[3]
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 1,450,797 100.00%

Auditor
2020 Utah Auditor election[3]
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 1,338,362 100.00%

Treasurer
2020 Utah Treasurer election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Damschen (incumbent) 994,115 74.57%
Libertarian Joseph Speciale 198,549 14.89%
Constitution Richard Proctor 140,466 10.54%
Total votes 1,333,130 100.00%

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:

Ballot Measures

Measure SJR 9 is a state constitutional amendment to allow income tax to fund programs for children and people with disabilities.[4]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 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[3]

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[3]

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[3]

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[3]

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[3]

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[3]

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[3]

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 [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Including registered Republican likely primary voters and currently unaffiliated likely primary voters
  3. Including registered Republican likely primary voters and currently unaffiliated likely primary voters
  4. Bautista (L) with 5%; "Other" with no voters
Partisan clients

    References
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    2. "UTAH". Politics1. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
    3. Election Results, Associated Press, November 27, 2020
    4. "UTAH POLITICAL TRENDS PANEL MARCH 2020" (PDF). Y2 Analytics. March 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
    5. "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
    6. "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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