Utah elections, 2016

The Utah general elections, 2016 will be held in the U.S. state of Utah on November 8, 2016. Utah's Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, and Treasurer are up for election, as well as one of Utah's U.S. Senate seats and all four seats in the United States House of Representatives, fifteen Utah Senate seats and all of the Utah House of Representatives seats. Primary elections were held on June 28, 2016.[1]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Gary Herbert is running for re-election to a third term in office. Spencer Cox is Herbert's running mate.[2]

Michael Weinholtz, former Chairman and CEO of CHG Healthcare Services, is running as a Democrat.[3] Kim Bowman, division manager at University of Utah Health Sciences, is Weinholtz's running mate.[2]

Attorney General

Candidates

Auditor

Candidates

Treasurer

Candidates

U.S. Senate

Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Lee is running for re-election to a second term.

Misty Snow won the Democratic nomination, and the first transgender woman in the history of the United States to become a major party's nominee for the Senate.[13]

U.S. House of Representatives

All of Utah's four seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in November.

Utah Senate

Fifteen Utah Senate seats are up for election in November.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Libertarian Vacant
Before 2016 elections 23 5 1 29 0
Latest voting share 79% 17% 3%
Election results TBD 29 0

Utah House of Representatives

All 75 seats in the Utah House of Representatives are up for election in November.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
Before 2016 elections 63 12 75 0
Latest voting share 84% 16%
Election results TBD 75 0

References

  1. ↑ "Offices up for election". Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Emily Larson (April 18, 2016). "3 Utah gubernatorial candidates announce running mates". KSL. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Leonard, Wendy (April 23, 2016). "Utah Dems nominate Weinholtz to run for governor". Deseret News. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://garyherbert.com/2016/06/former-utah-governor-mike-leavitt-supports-governor-herbert/
  5. ↑ http://garyherbert.com/2016/04/senator-ted-cruz-endorses-utah-governor-gary-herbert-2/
  6. ↑ http://garyherbert.com/2016/06/mitt-romney-endorses-gov-herberts-re-election/
  7. ↑ "The Voice of Utah's Law Enforcement Officers". Utah Fraternal Order of Police. May 24, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ http://www.equalityutahpac.org/endorsements
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2016 Candidate Filings". Utah Lieutenant Governor. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.seanreyes.com/endorsements
  11. ↑ https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/utag/pages/36/attachments/original/1414604587/Reyes.AG.Endorsement_102814_FOP.pdf?1414604587
  12. ↑ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865659314/Ex-Jazz-coach-Frank-Layden-endorses-Democrat-Jon-Harper-in-AG-race.html?pg=all
  13. ↑ Nelson, Louis (29 June 2016). "Two transgender candidates named 'Misty' win primaries". Politico. Retrieved 29 June 2016.


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