2024 Utah Attorney General election
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The 2024 Utah Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024 to elect the attorney general of Utah. The election was held alongside various federal and state elections, including for governor. Incumbent Sean Reyes was eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office, but instead decided to retire.
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Derek Brown, former state representative and former chair of the Utah Republican Party[1]
- Frank Mylar, assistant attorney general and candidate for attorney general in 2000[2]
- Rachel Terry, director of the Utah Division of Risk Management and assistant attorney general[2]
Eliminated at convention[edit]
- Trent Christensen, attorney and candidate for Utah's 4th congressional district in 2020[2]
Declined[edit]
- Sean Reyes, incumbent attorney general[3]
Endorsements[edit]
Derek Brown
- Statewide officials
- Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah (2021–present)[4]
- Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah (2009–2021)[4]
- U.S. senators
- Mike Lee, U.S. senator from Utah (2011–present)[5]
Frank Mylar
- Political parties
- Utah Republican Party (co-endorsement with Terry)[6]
Rachel Terry
- Statewide officials
- Political parties
- Utah Republican Party (co-endorsement with Mylar)[6]
- Labor unions
Results[edit]
Convention[edit]
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Results[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Derek Brown | |||
Republican | Frank Mylar | |||
Republican | Rachel Terry | |||
Total votes |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Eliminated at convention[edit]
- David Carlson, assistant attorney general and former North Ogden City Attorney[9]
Libertarian convention[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Presumptive nominee[edit]
- Andrew McCullough, former chair of the Utah Libertarian Party and nominee for attorney general in 2016[10]
United Utah convention[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Presumptive nominee[edit]
- Michelle Quist, staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit[10]
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | TBD | |||
Democratic | Rudy Bautista | |||
Libertarian | Andrew McCullough | |||
United Utah | Michelle Quist | |||
Total votes |
References[edit]
- ^ Gerhke, Robert (December 12, 2023). "The race to replace Sean Reyes as Utah A.G. has its first official candidate". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c Seariac, Hannah (January 9, 2024). "An overview of candidates for Utah Attorney General". Deseret News. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Gehrke, Robert (December 7, 2023). "A.G. Sean Reyes won't run for reelection after questionable spending and Ballard friendship". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Seariac, Hanna (May 29, 2024). "Gov. Cox, former Gov. Herbert endorse Derek Brown for Utah attorney general race". Deseret News. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Leonard, Collin; Feb. 29. "Sen. Mike Lee endorses Derek Brown in Utah attorney general race". KSL. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Seariac, Hanna (April 27, 2024). "GOP convention: AG candidates Frank Mylar and Rachel Terry advance to primary election". Deseret News. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Seariac, Hanna (February 19, 2024). "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton endorses Rachel Terry in Utah attorney general race". Deseret News. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "Political Endorsements". www.utahstatefop.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Lewis, Scott (April 27, 2024). "Utah Democrats nominate Caroline Gleich for Senate, Katrina Fallick-Wang for House". KTVX. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Candidate Filings – Utah Voter Information". vote.utah.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites