2020 Utah elections
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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]
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]
President of the United States
Utah, a stronghold for the Republican Party and thus a reliable "red state", has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
United States House of Representatives
There are 4 U.S. Representatives in Utah that will be up for election.
Governor
Attorney General
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]
Primary polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
David Leavitt |
Sean Reyes |
John Swallow |
Undecided |
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| Suffolk University/Salt Lake Tribune | June 4-7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 26% | 30.8% | – | 43.2% |
| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[1] | May 9-15, 2020 | 581 (LV)[b] | – | 40% | 60% | – | – |
| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News[2] | March 21-30, 2020 | 704 (LV)[c] | – | 32% | 54% | 15% | – |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kevin Probasco |
Greg Skordas |
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| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News | March 21-30, 2020 | 223 (LV) | ± 6.6% | 28% | 72% |
State Legislature
All 100 seats of the Utah House of Representatives and 15 of 29 seats of the Utah State Senate are up for election. Before the election the composition of the Utah State Legislature was:
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Ballot Measures
Measure SJR 9 is a state constitutional amendment to allow income tax to fund programs for children and people with disabilities.[3]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
For SJR 9 | Against SJR 9 | Undecided |
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| Y2 Analytics/UtahPolicy/KUTV 2 News | March 21-30, 2020 | 1,260 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 46% | 35% | 19% |
Notes
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References
- ^ a b "Utah elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "UTAH". Politics1. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "UTAH POLITICAL TRENDS PANEL MARCH 2020" (PDF). Y2 Analytics. March 30, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
External links
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